Sotsf - Destroyers 1

SHIPS OF THE STAR FLEET
Destroyers & Scouts, Volume One
One hundred and third year of issue
2290-91
The standard reference guide to the vessels of the Star Fleet
Ships of the Star Fleet

ONE HUNDRED AND THIRD EDITION
By
Calon Riel
DEFENSE FORCES INSTITUTE
Contents
Preface
01
02
03
State of the Fleet

Ship Classifications
Glossary
Destroyers
14
Kovaris class
05
Detroyat class
06
Portsmouth class
07
Intrepid class
08
Enterprise class
09
Constitution (II) class
10
Endeavor class
11
Tikopai class
12
Indomitable class
13
Enterprise (II) class
Coronado class
Belknap class
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Scouts
Surya class
Coventry class
Avenger class
Daran class
Knox class
Endurance class
Cyane class
Appendix: Strike Cruiser - Belknap class
Preface
This one hundred and third edition of Ships of the Star Fleet continues the long tradition of this publication by
providing a significantly greater amount of data on the vessels of Star Fleet than any other reference work. The
variety of information available on Class One Fleet units - their defense and navigation systems, weapon installations, enginery, performance specifications, builders - is expanded further with this current edition, which also
continues the effort begun with the ninety-seventh edition le provide an improved order of coverage of the United
Federation of Planets Star Fleet. (A similar format has been adopted for the reference work Guide to the Klingon
Fleet, also available from the Defense Forces Institute.)
The buildup of the Star Fleet Operating Forces that is currently underway (and the corresponding increase in the
number of Class One ship types to be examined) has made it necessary for the first time to divide this publication
into three volumes. Installments two and three of Ships will provide additional coverage on various small Craft,
Star Fleet organization, TacFleet, the Rapid Deployment Force, the Star Fleet Reserve Force, and the numerous
shipyards currently engaged in Star Fleet programs. All of these are of major importance to the effectiveness of
Star Fleet.
The information in this reference work is organized to enable the reader to quickly vacate the data desired. The
individual vessel listings (which appear in chart form) display a ship's current navigational contact code number,
name, builder (or alternately converted" if the shipyard performed specifications uprating work only), date the
ship's keel was laid (or alternately the date of drydocking), date the ship was launched or relaunched), date of
commissioning (or recommissioning) into the Fleet, and current flatus, respectively. The reader is reminded that
"launch" dates do not necessarily refer to the date a particular vessel was completed, but instead to the point at
which the ship was able to leave the drydock facility under its own power. Also, "commission" dates do not take
into account a vessel's shipyard post-shakedown availability (PSA) schedule, which takes place between eight and
ten months after delivery (and is usually between two and three months long). Terran local calendar dates are used
where applicable; standard stardates are used in all other instances.
The ship status codes used here were chosen to assist the reader in quickly identifying a vessel's current posture
and general operating area. (The Official Star Fleet Vessel Register uses a more detailed - and complex - method.)
The boldface A is used to indicate any ship currently in active service. (Ships on temporary operational stand down
or those in port for short-term maintenance are listed as active.) This designation is followed by the ship's primary
assigned mission territory, categorized by sub-quadrant (or quadrant). Thus, a listing appears as Al N (active,
subquadrant one north), A2S (active, subquadrant two south), AO (active, quadrant zero), etc. The boldface
ATRA indicates a ship currently serving as a line training vessel; such a ship may, at times, be assigned to one of
the Star Fleet Academies for service on rotation as a midshipman training vessel. The status code ATAC indicates
a vessel under the operational jurisdiction of TacFleet. (Ships assigned to service with the Rapid Deployment
Force are not indicated as such since this is a short-term, rotational assignment.) The status note "Converted"
indicates a vessel that has been uprated and is currently listed as a member of another class. Ships undergoing
long-term overhaul or damage repair (but not conversion) are indicated by the term "Yard." The status note "Lost"
indicates a vessel lost in the line of duty. Additional notations are "Reserve" (for ships assigned to the Star Fleet
Reserve Force), "Building," "Planned," and "Decommissioned,"
The illustrations accompanying most starship sections represent the distinctive insignias of those starship classes.
These are not to be confused with individual vessel insignia, which vary from ship to ship. (Some examples of
these are also included.). Serving as a somewhat limited identifying device, each insignia is unique to the starship
for which approved and is depicted as it currently appears. Where no illustration is present, no insignia had been
approved as of the date of publication. Additionally, some unauthorized distinctive insignia are included
because they are routinely displayed by ships of a particular class even though they have not been
approved by the Bureau of Spacecraft, Star Fleet Command. Such insignia are always labeled as "unauthorized."
This edition contains a specialized appendix detailing internal features of the Belknap (CS 2501)-class strike
cruisers. This material is in response to many requests, partially from non-Federation readers, for more of a
perspective on the current capabilities and components of Class One Star Fleet vessels. The information on
the Belknap class is current through the date of publication (February 2290, Terran); however, the reader is
encouraged to consult various sources since individual vessel configurations vary considerably and certain data is
restricted under Star Fleet classification ratings (and is therefore unavailable).
The publishers of this 103rd edition of Ships of the Star Fleet are indebted to many individuals and organizations
for helping with its preparation. Chief among these are Huss Randon, former director of the Star Fleet Office of
Procurement, and Sir Kyle Greenleaf, former head of the Naval Construction Contracts Board. Timothy Farrar
and Cols Freerson, publishers of Defensik Ononduk (Defense Profile), have also been extremely helpful.
A large amount of the data necessary for the formation of the starship configurations contained in this
edition was provided by our longtime associate, E. Van Skjolder. In addition, much of the material of Del
Vyrsta, William Bratlaw, and Jonathan Kars and Amye Stalt (outstanding space flight imagers) was invaluable in
determining the current arrangement and individual modification status of Star Fleet vessels.
The detailed information on the USS Belknap was prepared by Makita Recamier for the publication
Starship Tactics. Among the many individuals who have contributed valuable information to this edition are
Benton Carlisle, Chief of Information at Matramel Ltd.; Drespi Sorah of Rapier Dynamics Group; Lt. Douglas
Prescott, Office of Public Relations, Starbase 17; Lt. Cmdr. Cameron Elsworth, USS Swift; H. Marie Sartell of
Litton-Sedeco Shipbuilding; Dorn Winston and Allen Davies of Rodriquez Ingenieria; Cmdr. Warren G. Alder of
Superscout Development Group 1; Lt. Cmdr. Julian E. Rypkos, Reveria Squadron, Star-base 21; William C. Guiss,
editor of Federation Merchantman; Frederic Bosch of Hycor Defense Systems; Justin Haleford, Star Fleet Systems
Command; Minas Prentel and Kusi Itega of Starship Interstellar; Alaric Montoja of Prentice-Schaferaerran
Division; Rear Admiral Joseph Keliher, Chief of Star Fleet Research; Commodore Richard E. Chang, commander,
Starbase 9; Rear Admiral Roane C. Austin, Asst. Cmdr. for Logistics and Fleet Support; Suvish Kaln, Research and
Development, Ag Murpeth; Commodore C. Paul Steele, Tactical Readiness Division, TacFleet; Malatin Ortai of the
Advanced Systems Division, Cochrane Warp Dynamics; Capt. Y. C. Lujik, USS Repulse; Lt. Lyle Gevins,
Helicon Squadron, Star Station Praeses; and Curtis T. Vieck, director, Strike Cruiser Development Project.
Special thanks go to Rear Admiral Aridas Sofia of the Star Fleet Bureau of Operations for his invaluable and
timely assistance.
Finally, this reference work could not have been completed without the continued support and assistance of
Carlson Rentee, director of the Defense Forces Institute; Jenifer Symms, editor for the hard-copy format of this
publication; and Carolann Leviere, personal assistant to the compilation staff.
The second and third installments of this edition of Ships of the Star Fleet are scheduled for publication in April and
June (2290), respectively. Compilation of the 104th edition (Terran calendar 2291) has already begun, and
comments or additional data are welcome. Information or material should be directed to the Defense Forces
Institute, Northeast Colonialdome, Bay Colony Centroplex, United Americas, Earth.
Calon Riel February 2290
State of the Fleet

Star Fleet is once again at the center of a whirlwind of rapidly changing public opinion. The decline of the
Fleet in the period after the Kzinti Incursion - which led to a low of about 1,260 active, Class One starships
in 2284 - is in the process of being reversed. However, while the present Star Fleet Commissioner is committed
to his predecessor's goal of a 1600-ship Class One fleet, other matters have since risen to the forefront of
the public consciousness: the current controversy surrounding the secret development of the project
code-named Genesis has settled on, among others, Star Fleet Division. In the midst of a ten-year buildup, it
thus appears that the Fleet may be headed back into a period of "undernourishment."
This is not the first time the mission profile of Star Fleet has been threatened with dramatic alterations
because of political developments within the Federation Council chamber. In the years following the Four
Years War, the consensus supported a balance of offensive, defensive, and exploratory capabilities. Renewed
hostilities with the Klingon Empire during the Organian Conflict bolstered this view. Toward the end of
the 2260s, however, political strife swept the Empire as Bur Chak and Sta Mura kingdoms battled for the
Emperor's seat. This rendered the border relatively quiet, and combined with the peace imposed by the
Organians created a pacifist movement within the Federation that made its presence felt in the Council.
Regular calls for large cuts in Star Fleet appropriations began to be heard. The brief period of warfare
that followed the Kzinti Incursion in 2272 momentarily stemmed this tide. It soon reappeared, however,
strengthened by self-recriminatory claims that the Kzin were the victims of "hemming-in" by the
Federation. The final blow came with the revelation of covert Star Fleet operations against the Kzin for
three years prior to the latter's attack on Tau Ceti. A series of legislative acts followed that sharply reduced the
Fleet's offensive potential.
As a result, by 2282 the Fleet was very different from the one that ten years earlier had defeated the Kzin
at Zetar. TacFleet and the Rapid Deployment Force (RDF) had suffered the sharpest reductions, while the
subquadrant fleets had seen their resources concentrated in the various system defense forces and
exploratory efforts. By 2284, the Class One starship fleet had fallen to 69 classes and 1,265 hulls, down
from a high of 104 classes and 1,907 hulls in 2268. (It should be noted that these numbers refer to
year-long averages of "front-line" classes which include some that move in and out of various states of
ready reserve.)
The numbers cited above, however, tell only part of the story. Grave strategic weaknesses emerged from
numerous individual cost-saving and mission-altering actions. Construction of the successful but costly Ariel
(SC 2200)-class shuttlecarriers was halted at four hulls (of ten planned). With the exception of the Ishtasse
(cruiser) and Fury (frigate) classes, plans for new medium starship construction (e.g. cruiser, light cruiser,
perimeter action ship, etc.) were cancelled. Slated construction of additional mixed-use Enterprise (CH
1701)-class heavy cruisers was changed, with the result being enormous expenditures for the cheaper,
limited-use, exploratory heavy cruisers of the Tikopai (CH 1800) class. Along a similar vein, eight
Avenger (FH 1860)-class heavy frigates were refitted for limited-use, exploratory duty (Endurance/FR 1862
class). Insufficient funding also hindered research and development efforts. The most spectacular casualty
here was the Space Control Ship (SCS) design program, which suffered its most serious blow when funding
was curtailed on the connected trans-warp development effort. Less conspicuous were the innumerable
problems confronted in efforts to design and build a battlecruiser (Menahga/DH 3100 and Mitannic/CG
3103 classes) and a single engine, linear warp driven scout/destroyer.
The diminished retaliatory capabilities of the Fleet soon led to problems on the frontier. By Earth -year
2283 the Bur Chak kingdom of Shanto K'tor had consolidated its hold over the Klingon Emperor's seat, and
the political stability this provided - coupled with the decline of the Star Fleet deterrent - soon prompted a new
wave of adventurism along the border. Moreover, intelligence revealed evidence of renewed collusion
between the Klingon and Romulan military establishments, with the apparent goal being the securing of
uncharted space outside the "underbelly" of the Federation (external to subquadrants two south and three
south). On 08 June 2283, Lars-Erik Valdemar was named Federation Commissioner of the Star Fleet
Division, largely on the basis of his accurate predictions of the consequences of retrenchment. In accepting
the post, he was assured of Council support to reverse the Fleet's downward slide. This he received, but not
without continued resistance from a weakened but still vocal pacifist bloc.
Valdemar's plan was weighted more towards rectifying specific past mistakes than enacting a broad
overhaul. To deal with personnel problems, he approved a number of incentives for re-enlistment,
increased acceptances to the Academies, and made moves to improve morale (including a redesign of Star
Fleet uniforms). To restore the ailing Class One Fleet, Valdemar put forth a plan for a "1600-ship" Star
Fleet, a plan that would reverse the decline of a fleet that had reached a high of almost 2,000 active, Star
Fleet-crewed ships during the late 2260s. He first reactivated numerous old cruisers, light cruisers, frigates, etc. to
free newer, medium starship hulls for TacFleet and RDF service. Rapid progress was then made on clearing new
construction of long-proposed starships of these types. The inflexibility of Tikopai-class heavy cruisers was dealt
with through construction of an improved Enterprise (ex-Levant CH 1843) class and uprating of existing
starships of the older Enterprise class. The heavy frigate force was strengthened through construction of improved
Avenger (Cyane FH 1890 class) starships. The Kirov ION 2150) class, one of the dreadnought designs to emerge
from the Avenger Design Refit Program (Project ADREFT), was also put into production, and five vessels have
to date been built. Increases in the funding of trans-warp research, while not providing the new means of
super-propulsion hoped for, did yield the advanced, circumferential warp engine (ACE), and thus made possible the
development of a new generation of scouts and destroyers (Cygnus/ST 617, Amerind/5T 626, and Cochise/DD 530
classes). In related moves, the shipyard availability schedules of the two space control ships were modified. The
Ingram (50 2001) was fitted with advanced LN-72 linear warp engines earlier than originally planned, which
allowed the Excelsior (50 2000) to remain on station as a flagship in southern sub-quadrants two and three.
Ingram has since left drydock and is active on flagship duty; Excelsior is currently scheduled for a complete
overhaul to reflect design improvements built into her sister ship.
The goal of the ten-year, Class One fleet buildup is a "year-long average" of approximately 90 classes and 1600
active hulls by 2295. In 2288, with the buildup well underway, Valdemar retired his position as Star Fleet
Commissioner to accept a seat on the United Earth Triumvirate. His successor, T, Sela Arno, was immediately
confronted with the controversy that followed the detonation of the flawed "Genesis" device. Star Fleet was
already facing the difficult problems of maintaining political support for new ship construction and finding
sufficient personnel for an expanded shore establishment, mobile ground force, and operating forces. The change in
public and political perceptions of the Fleet has only exacerbated these problems. Moreover, Arno has never had
the close connections with the Council that so aided Valdemar in difficult times. It is therefore possible that the
present efforts to bring Star Fleet back to top form will fall short of stated goals. With continued Klingon and Romulan
activity outside the southern subquadrants, these are portentous developments.
ACHIEVING A 1600-SHIP FLEET
The planned 1600-ship Class One fleet is shown in the last column of Table 1-1. These numbers may be influenced by many
factors. The deactivation of older, front-line vessels ahead of schedule; the cancellation or cutback of some
construction programs; and a change in the "direction" of the Fleet's primary mission profile in the coming five-year
period are all possible occurrences that could affect Star Fleet's ability to maintain a "1600-ship" fleet.
TABLE 1-1. STAR FLEET STRENGTH (January 2290)
Shuttlecarriers
2268
2270
2275
2280
2285
2290
2295
Space Control Ships
Active Ships
1,907
1,863
1,535 1,388 1,292
1,487
1,633
Fleet Auxiliaries
Battle Force Ships
1,716
1,594
1,385
1,325
1,491
1,232
1,164
Transports
45
48
31
30
25
34
36
Active Ships
Transport/Tugs
52
55
40
33
30
29
43
Cruisers
Tenders
31
51
25
27
22
25
21
CH
109
107
CS
84
91
90
93
95
Combat Support
33
41
26
35
30
43
20
15
28
35
37
Other
30
74
28
31
21
31
22
10
CG
CD
Star Fleet Reserve Force
10
15
15
CH
10
12
21
14
CKE/CE
59
49
15
12
CL
CA
88
83
57
33
21
38
40
FH
CL
70
51
29
20
17
12
20
FR
Frigates
2
3
FS
FH
11
21
15
23
28
ON
12
29"
29
FR
66
64
49
61
68
75
92
PKA/PA
15
15
19
30
FF
43
36
17
25
29
29
41
Auxiliary Ships
10
17
21
10
11
18
Destroyers
DH
20
15
14
12
DD
105
97
92
82
77
89
87
55
30
27
22
30
32
42
55
ST
91
78
49
45
43
52
61
DN
14
12
11
23
28
30
30
CO
10
13
10
13
13
18
PKA/P A
237
248
250
233
216
268
291
CV
151
106
99
78
52
67
84
CP
307
271
268
205
211
218
229
CR
310
331
301
225
193
201
238
Scouts
Patrol Combatants
* Indicates the six Coronado class ships reclassified as "through-deck cruisers" in 2270. ** Represents the 29 ships of
the new Fury class.
HEAVY CRUISERS
The heavy cruiser continues to be the focal point of Star Fleet strategy. A total of 93 vessels of this type are
currently listed as active on the Star Fleet Vessel Register: the 7 ships of the Enterprise (II) class; the 18
Ashanti-class heavy cruisers; the Tikopai class ships (33); the Enterprise class (3); Constitution (Ill class (7);
Endeavor class (14); 4. Achernar class (9); and one ship each of the older Bonhomme Richard and Constitution
classes. By 2295 this number will stand at 95 after the Enterprise (II) class finishes building/converting and the
Essex (CHT 1727) and Potemkin (CHT 1711) are retired. Long-range plans call for the design finalization and
beginning of construction on the proposed Reigate heavy cruiser class by 2296 to replace the aging Achernar
starships on active duty. Also, additional ships of the lshtasse cruiser type may be procured to provide an
improved, low-end heavy cruiser capability.
Star Fleet is planning a new class of exploratory cruisers, currently designated as Lng'we Chi design. These
ships will be smaller and slightly faster than the Nineveh HAI 21050) class now in production. Three ships are
scheduled to be active by 2295.
The eight ships of the new Amchitka (CL 1310) class will be in service by 2293, bringing the total number of
active light cruisers to 20. Plans to supplement the current through-deck cruiser force with an additional 12 ships of
the Advance (CD 1981) design have been shelved.
The Excel (CS 2545)-class strike cruisers are scheduled to begin building in late 2293, and two ships will be
in service by 2295. These cruisers will supplement the current Belknap (CS 2501) and Impervious (CS 2530)
classes. All ten ships will be to service by 2298.
FRIGATES
Star Fleet is planning to have approximately 20 new frigate-type ships active by 2295, at least 14 of which will be
of the FR 2300 design. These ships are needed to replace the aging Surya (FR 1850) and Coventry (FR
1230)-class frigates, which will begin retiring at the turn of the century. The Daran (FF 3201) and Darter (FF 3213)
classes will be supplemented by the Decisive (FF 3231)-class fast frigates, the first of which will join the fleet in
January 2291. These ships will have a smaller profile and will be faster than the previous classes. Nineteen ships
are planned.
The Kresta IFH 1966)-class heavy frigates are scheduled to begin building in mid-2292. These will be the last
frigate-type ships constructed based on the Avenger (FH 1860) design. All nine vessels will be completed by
2296.
DESTROYERS
No new destroyer-type construction is planned before the turn of the century. The reactivation of 12 older Kovaris
(DD 460) class ships in 2287 and 2288 has increased the force to 89; Star Fleet's goal was 100 ships. (In the 2270s
Star Fleet was not able to maintain a force of 100 destroyers.) The similarly aged Marklin class was deemed
wholly unsuitable for refit / conversion / reactivation. The Portsmith class added the disadvantage of being too
light; a Greer corsair could outgun and out-distance a Port smith with any foreseeable upgrade package. The
Thufirs have almost all been transferred to the Andorian Home Guard, and their slow speed made them not worth
the wrangling necessary to wrest them back. The two remaining Detroyat (DH 1100)-class heavy destroyers will
be retired in 2293 or 2294, leaving only three active ships of this type (Menahga/DH 3100 class).
The majority of Saladins have already been redesignated as Fleet Reconnaissance craft, and the few remaining
Saladin DDs will be SRs by the end of the year.
SCOUTS
Nine new ships of the Amerind (ST 626) design will be commissioned between 2293 and 2295, joining the four
already in service. The new vessels will have an increased range and superior scientific capability. Also,
additional ships of the Darwin (ST 652) class may be procured sometime after 2295.
The three Superscout classes will be supplemented by ships of the new Ianetos (SS 710) class beginning in early
2292. Sixteen ships will be built; all are scheduled to be active by 2296. The long-awaited Arusha-class
Superscouts are slated for construction beginning in 2294. These ships will have a sleek, sophisticated design and
a 23% greater range than the current ships. An impressive 32 vessels are planned.
PATROL COMBATANTS
Construction of dreadnought-type ships was completed in late 2289 when the last of the Kirov (DN 2150) class
ships was launched at Arcturus. These five ships join the Komsomolsk (DN 2600), Ascension (DN 2520), and
Federation (II) (DN 2100) classes to bring the number of deployed dreadnoughts to 30. Further dreadnought
construction is not considered necessary by Star Fleet's leadership, and the force should remain constant at 30
vessels into the early part of the next century (with three older Federation class ships in reserve).
Star Fleet already has more perimeter action ships in service (268) than at any time in the last 25 Earth-years; by
2295 the number of these ships will have increased by 23 to 291 vessels. Of the currently active ships, 189 are of
the Four Years War-era Kiaga (PA 820) and Agilis (PA 855) classes, many of which will begin retiring before the
year 2300. The remaining 79 vessels are of the Akyazi (PA 1010), Engage (PA 1125), and Kirsanov (PKA 1170)
types. Each of these classes is still in series production; when completed they will number 102, 28, and eleven
vessels, respectively. All new-build ships are scheduled to be in service by 2305.
The Renner (CV 3250), Daring (CV 2394), Juliet (CV 3300), and Lautaro (CV 3317) corvette classes will have
their numbers supplemented by 17 when the Riga (CV 33401 class finishes building in early 2295 (construction
began in December 2289). Also, "small craft" construction (corsair and clipper types) will proceed at a modest
level, and additional command ships of the successful Etna design will be constructed, bringing the number of
those vessels to 18 by 2295.
SHUTTLECARRIERS
Few Fleet programs capture the imagination of the Federation civilian populace as do the commissioning of
shuttlecarriers. Federation Councilor DuBarr spoke at the Adjuvant commissioning ceremonies on 30 March
2280 and Councilor Previtas at the Fredrikstad ceremonies on '11 August 2287. The other Fredrikstad class ship,
the Malvern, will be completed in early 2292, and the ceremonies at Earth already promise to surpass the previous
two in pomp and grandeur. The Adjuvant's initial deployment saw her operating in troubled space in subquadrant
four south off Zeta Reticuli and supporting Star Fleet operations in the Teltonis region; the Malverne is being
fitted with additional weapons emplacements and is scheduled to permanently embark one regiment of surface
action specialists.
SPACE CONTROL SHIPS
The space control ship issue continues. The Military Staff Committee refuses to consider the construction of new
space control ship-types for any mission; Star Fleet is still pushing for more Excelsior/Ingram class ships (despite
their generally accepted design flaws) and has recently begun promoting the new SOX (experimental) design. The
Excelsior (50 2000) will return to active service sometime in 2292 after extensive modification work is completed.
She will join the Ingram (50 2001) on special assignment to TacFleet. The space control ship issue will continue
for some time.
FLEET AUXILIARY VESSELS
A large number of auxiliary ships are scheduled to begin building during 2293-95, especially tenders and support
vessels. A total of 51 new tender-type ships will be constructed before the year 2300, most notably the Grin'ki
class (27 ships). Seventy-four ships will be built to augment the Fleet's combat support role, including the Fjon
(17), Krasnoyarsk (23), and Pakokku (21) classes. These ships are necessary since many of the currently active
vessels of this type are reaching the end of their operational lives.
The long-awaited Doppler (TT 3831) and Dollond (TT 3900) transport/tug classes began building in May and
September 2289, respectively. Long-range plans call for a total of 110 vessels; however, there is some opposition
to each of these designs, and only 48 ships have been ordered to date. With the remaining Ptolemy (TT 3801)
class ships already scheduled for sequential decommissioning by the turn of the century, the Military Staff
Committee will be forced to make a decision on the construction of new transport/tugs soon.
TABLE 1-2: STAR FLEET SHIPBUILDING PROGRAM

NUMBER / TYPE
2290 (Actual)
CH-1701
Heavy Cruiser / Enterprise (II) class
CS-2545
Strike Cruiser/Excel class
CG-3112
Battlecruiser/Andernach class
CKE- 21050
Large Exploratory Cruiser/Nineveh class
CE-
23005
2292
1
2293
CL-1310
Light Cruiser/Amchitka class
FH- 1966
Heavy Frigate/Kresta class
FH-2300
Heavy Frigate / Chandley class
FF-3231
Fast Frigate/Decisive class
SS 710
Superscout / Ianetos class
ST-626
2294
1
1
1
1
Exploratory Cruiser/Lng'we Chi class

2
1
1
Scout/Amerind class
CO-2131
Command Ship/Etna class
PKA-1170
Large Perimeter Action Ship / Kirsanov class
PA-1125
Perimeter Action Ship/Engage class
PA-1010
Perimeter Action Ship/Akyazi class
10
CV-3340
Corvette/Riga class
SC-2204
Shuttlecarrier/Fredrikstad class
TT-3831
Transport-Tug / Doppler class
TT 3900
Transport-Tug / Dollond class
32
35
41
Total New Ships
2291
Figures are dates of commissioning.
1
2
19
23
SHIP CLASSIFICATIONS
Star Fleet ships and small craft are classified by type and by sequence within that type. The list of classifications (by approval of the Federation Commissioner of the Star Fleet) is issued periodically, updating a system that began in
Earth-year 2208. Star Fleets current list, based on a format developed in 2250, seeks to better define ship types and missions and to facilitate comparisons with Klingon ship types.
The letter 'T' may be used as a suffix with any classification to denote a training vessel. Likewise, the letter 'X' is used unofficially as a suffix to indicate new or experimental designs or classes.
The Following classifications are contained on the current list.
CLASS ONE VESSELS
CRUISERS
ESCORTS
CH
CS
CG
CD
CKE
CE
CA
CL
HEAVY CRUISER
STRIKE CRUISER
BATTLECRUISER
THROUGH-DECK CRUISER
LARGE EXPLORATORY CRUISER
EXPLORATORY CRUISER
CRUISER
LIGHT CRUISER
FH
FR
FF
FS
HEAVY FRIGATE
FRIGATE
FAST FRIGATE
SMALL FRIGATE
DH
DD
HEAVY DESTROYER
DESTROYER
SS
ST
SUPERSCOUT
SCOUT
DN
CO
PKA
PA
DREADNOUGHT
COMMAND SHIP
LARGE PERIMETER ACTION SHIP
PERIMETER ACTION SHIP
FRIGATES
DESTROYERS
SCOUTS
PATROL COMBATANTS
ET
CV
CP
CR
ESCORT
CORVETTE
CLIPPER
CORSAIR
SC
SO
SHUTTLECARRIER
SPACE CONTROL SHIP
TR
TT
TE
SP
TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT / TUG
TENDER
COMBAT SUPPORT SHIP
SPECIALIZED
CLASS ONE AUXILIARIES

SUPPORT SHIPS
Glossary
ACE
Advanced Circumferential Warp Engine
PRA-TAK
a combination Terran/Andorian acronym for the Peripheral Range Actuated-Tul Adas Kaana
fire control system
Post-Shakedown Availability; refers to a vessel's return to the builder after approximately 6-10
months for systems and performance evaluation
ADREFT
ASD
Avenger Design Refit program

Anti-Ship Defense
PSA
CGCP/SCDS
Cloaking Generation, Cloaking Penetration/Stasis Countermeasure Defense System
QASR
CIDSS
Close-In Deflector Shield System
QEV
Quadrillion Electron Volt
CQM
Close-Quarters Maneuvering
RAV/ISHAK
a Coridanian acronym for a Tlixis Ramab Warp Celestial Guidance system
FOB
FSTR/TAC
KWIL
Frequency of Operational Breakdowns

Fleet Strategic/Tactical Data System
a Deltan acronym for a Mandor Industries short-range, precise sensor configuration
RDF
RSAT/H I RAM
Rapid Deployment Force

an Izarian acronym for a Trestis ar Trestis deflector/force field system
SANTH
LD
Li Donus; Deltan term meaning "all-knowing," used in reference to the L.D.-series add-on to the
"Artos" Warp Celestial Guidance system
an Andorian acronym for an Orage ljek improvement to the Scarbak RS impulse engine
configuration
SCS
Space Control Ship design program
LN
LRDP
Manufacturers' standard prefix for linear warp engine model numbers

Long-Range Data Pod
SFD
SFRF
Star Fleet Division shipbuilding subsidiary

Star Fleet Reserve Force
MDPC
Multi-Directional Phaser Cannon
SPE
Sentry Protective Envelope deflector/force field system
Mk
MSC
NAVCAS
Mark
Military Staff Committee
Navigational Control And Sequencing
SRA
Selected Restricted Availability; refers to a vessel's "drydocking" at selected periods during her
service life for systems rejuvenation, overhaul, etc.
SSDGI
Sciential Sensory Data-Gathering and Interpretation system
NAVTAC
Navigational System, Tactical Priority
TACAR
Target Acquisition Center Accelerated Response
NCC
ODPC
PB
Naval Construction Contract and/or Navigational Contact Code number

Omni-Directional Phaser Cannon
Manufacturers' standard prefix for circumferential warp engine model numbers
TEV
WADE
Trillion Electron Volt

Wide-Angle Deflector Emitter
an Alpha Centaurian acronym for a Scarbak particle beam maneuvering thruster system
DESTROYERS
KOVARIS
Class Light Destroyers
DESTROYER: KOVARIS CLASS
HULL NUMBER
NCC-460
NCC-461
NCC-462
NCC-463
NCC-464
NCC-465
NCC-466
NCC-467
NCC-468
NCC-469
NCC-470
NCC-471
Name
KOVARIS
PATREKOV
COLIN
BALGATE
VALQUEZ
EDDINGTON
RODRIGUEZ
HERRON
WHITLEY
THORNE
SHORELSEN
MCAVETY
Builder
Star Fleet Division, San Francisco Yards, Earth
Star Fleet Division, Puget Sound Yards, Earth
Star Fleet Division, Singapore Naval Yards, Earth
Vickers Shipbuilding Group Ltd., New London, England, Earth
Star Fleet Division, Port Copernicus Yards, Luna
Star Fleet Division, Port Copernicus Yards, tuna
Star Fleet Division, Baltic Yards, Leningrad, Earth
Project Starship was intended to design the great workhorse cruiser for the next century. Secondary objectives
included greater standardization of, not only internal components, but also of major hull components, as well. In
addition to a second-to-none cruiser, the program also intended to produce good support craft that would have 90%
or higher commonality of major hull structures. The entire Saladin / Hermes DD/ST series was really nothing more
than a spare parts program for the Constitution series that would capitalize those spare parts as useful ships until
they were needed. The Baton Rouge program was designed to test out major portions of the Project Starship
technologies and architecture. Her clunky appearance was intentional, as was assigning her the unassuming name
of a small city, designed to deflect attention away from Baton Rouge as a candidate for the direction of Project
Starship. Along those lines, the Kovaris class was designed as the Baton Rouges classmate, filling the same role
for Baton Rouge as the Saladin would later serve for the Constitution. Like the Baton Rouge, Kovaris was designed
to supercruise, or maintain warp 4 for extended periods.
Twelve ships were authorized in 2208; Kovaris, the lead ship in the class was laid down in 2214 and commissioned
in 2217. Baton Rouge was delayed until 2222, partly to continue some technology development, partly to
downplay the connection.
The class saw little enough action, as Starfleet intended them more as test units than as front-line combatants. In
2225, the Patrekov engaged two pirates (believed to have been Orions at the time) near Cait. The Patrekov
Laid Down
27 Nov 2214
16 July 2218
08 Sept 2220
13 Sept 2220
19 Oct 2220
03 Jan 2221
11 Mar 2221
14 May 2222
5D 2105.07
21 June 2222
SD 2107.34
07 July 2222
Launched
Commissioned
16 Mar 2217
04 July 2220
17 Aug 2222
21 Aug 2222
19 Sept 2222
12 Jan 2223
01 Feb 2223
28 Feb 2223
SD 2437.1
14 Apr 2224
SD 2445.68
21 Apr 2224
03 May 2218
05 Jan 2221
12 Feb 2223
08 Feb 2223
20 Mar 2223
03 July 2223
10 Aug 2223
15 Aug 2223
SD 2459.82
10 Sept 2224
SD 2478.21
06 Nov 2224
Status
Converted
Converted
Converted
Converted
Converted
Active
Converted
Converted
Lost
Lost
Converted
ATRA
destroyed one and drove off the other. In 2231, Valquez surprised starship thieves stealing a decommissioned
Daedalus from the yard at Salazar. In the ensuing battle, the Daedalus was destroyed, leaving no evidence of the
thieves identity. A records search showed that two other Daedalus were missing from the yard. To this day, the
whereabouts of the missing ships is unknown, and Starfleet has no idea who stole the vessels.
In 2241, as tensions rose, and war became more likely, Starfleet ordered Kovaris to patrol in pairs due to the
ambush of the Shorelsen near the Klingon Border. That ship escaped with enough damage to require two years in
drydock before regaining operational status. Later that year, the Balgate was likewise heavily damaged, this time
against Orion renegades seeking to overthrow their own government. During the Four Years War, they were used
as inner-Federation patrol vessels, freeing up the newer and more potent Saladin and Larson Destroyers for the
front. As the war wound down, they were decommissioned, from 2248-2250, with the exception of Eddington,
which was already in use as an enlisted training vessel.
In 2286, Starfleet Commissioner Lars Erik Valdemar ordered the refit and reactivation of the Kovaris, due to a
lack of available destroyers. They were refit to approximately the same specifications as the contemporary
Saladin-series configuration. Since then, in 2290, the Shorelsen and Thorne were both destroyed by rogue
Klingons in an action near the Vedala Border. Starfleet hopes to replace and decommission the ten remaining
ships of the class by 2295.
Potempkin in 2290
1. 447/54 retractable phaser banks 2. Mk 10 Mod 1 torpedo tubes 3. SBA impulse engines 4.
Navigational beacon 5 . PB-3 1 Mo d 3 wa rp dri ve u nit s
Current specifications of Kovaris class:

DISPLACEMENT
71,000 MT standard, 67,000 MT light, 75,000 MT full load

OVERALL
PRIMARY
SECONDARY NACELLES
HULL
HULL
165.2 m
78.4 m
49.0 m
LENGTH
BEAM
DRAFT
PROPULSION
System Contractor: Cochrane Warp Dynamics, Minos Al Rijil, , Alpha Centauri VII
2 EDR Subatomic Unified energy impulse units
System Contractor: Scarbak propulsion Systems, Cairo, Terra.
SC14B chemical combustion precise control thruster package
System Contractor: Dennison / Westinghouse, San Francisco, Terra
VELOCITY
Warp 4, standard
Warp 4.6, maximum
ACCELERATION
Rest Onset of Critical Momentum: 30.30 sec
Onset of critical momentum warp engage: 8.91 sec
Warp 1 warp 2: 5.12 sec
Warp 4 warp 4.6: 8.52 sec
DURATION
COMPLEMENT
2 T-years standard, 10 T-years maximum

102 (18 officers, 84 crew)
EMBARKED CRAFT
2
NAVIGATION
System Contractor: Mandor Industries Ltd. Dalhalam, Delta IV
COMPUTERS
System Contractor: Daystrom Computer Systems, Inc. Lunaport, Luna
LASERS 2 single-mount lasers 700MW on dorsal port/stbd
2 single-mount lasers 700 MW on ventral port/stbd
System Contractor: Lockheed Associated Industries, Seattle, Terra
PARTICLE CANNON:
1 Type L particle cannon 1.2 TW on dorsal main hull
PHOTON TORPEDOES
System contractor: Selenia Sistemi S.P.A. Inc., Rome, Terra
DEFENSE
1-layer graviton/subspace globular forcefield
System contractor: Hycor, Woburn, Terra
Navigational deflector
System contractor: Raakuv, Gaziwahaida, Andor
LIFE SUPPORT
System Contractor: Cristobal SM/S, Manila, Terra
SARS Synthesizing And Regeneration System
System Contractor: Triax Medifore, Villa Carlos, Bolivia, Terra
Eddington in 2223:
1. 9640 GEV la ser units 2. 900 GW Particle Cannon 3. EDR impulse engines 4. Sa v Deventi Deflector mount 5 PB-28 Mod 2
warp drive units 6. La nding bay
Class:
Classification:
Design:
Conversion:
Engineering:
Weapons:
Modernization:
3 HEAVY CRUISERS: "ENTERPRISE" CLASS
Number
DISPLACEMENT
Converted
03 Jan 2266
21 Apr 2268
23 Aug 2267
03 No v 2269
Recommissioned
NCC-1703
Lexington
Newport News Shipbuilding, Louisiana, Earth
09 May 2269
13 Dec 2270
NCC-1705
Excalibur
02 Jan 2268
11 Sept 2269
18 May 2270
Converted
NCC-1706
Exeter
Litton-Sedeco Shipbuilding, Pearl Harbor Naval Facility, Earth
18 Feb 2268
27 Oct 2269
29 June 2270
A3N
NCC-1707
Hood
12 Sept 2269
25 Feb 2271
10 Aug 2271
NCC-1722
El Dorado
26 Oct 2273
02 Jan 2275
15 lune 2275
A2S
NCC-1726
Krieger
1shikawajima Harima Industries, Yokohama, Earth
17 Mar 2271
2 i 00 227 1
oi May 2273
MS
304.8m
141.7m
141.7m
SECONDARY
HULL
Daystrom Duotronic III with M-7 Multitronic supplement

154.8m
PHASERS
12.6m
71.3m
32.9m
18.3m
2 LN-64 Mod 3 dilithium-energized antimatter linear warp drive units.
Trentis pulsed laser reaction control system

System Contractor: Orage Ijek, Aksajak, Andor
Warp 8, standard
VELOCITY
Warp 12, maximum

EMBARKED CRAFT 2
Dragons Eye Warp Celestial guidance
NAVIGATION
System Contractor: Valdemar NCS Inc., Copenhagen, Terra
COMPUTERS
NACELLES

PRIMARY
HULL
146.3m
6 banks, 2 each RIM-12C independent twin mount

6 banks RSM-14B single mount
System contractor: Agusta Ansadado Inc., Fuzes, Venus
None
MEGAPHASERS
PHOTON TORPEDOES 2 tubes Mk 6 Mod 1 direct
System contractor: Skat-Rar Weapon Systems, Ezuruk, Andor
Launcelot primary force field & deflector control system
DEFENSE
System contractor: Prentice-Schafer Inc., Marsport, Mars
Mentor II fire control system; FSTR/TAC Fleet Strategic /
Tactical Data System
System contractor: Trestis ar Trestis, Pangaear, Izar

CGCP/SCDS Cloak generation, penetration, and stasis
countermeasure system
MC-3C artificial gravity generator
LIFE SUPPORT
Rastis radiation protection package
System contractor: Tidjikja/Atar Associated Industries, Rastaribi, Regulus
Cerix waste regeneration systems
System contractor: Jullundur-Lahore Ltd. Bombay, Terra
17 May 2268
22 June 2270
Status

2 RSM Subatomic Unified energy impulse units; QASR particle beam

maneuvering thrusters
DURATION
COMPLEMENT
Relaunched
Enterprise
Farragut
ACCELERATION
Drydocked
NCC-1701
NCC-1702
OVERALL
LENGTH
BEAM
DRAFT
PROPULSION
Name
06 July 2271
Lost
Converted
Converted
Lost
DETROYAT
Class Heavy Destroyers
Number
NCC-1100
NCC-1102
NCC-1103
NCC-1104
NCC-1105
NCC-1106
NCC-1107
NCC-1108
NCC-1109
Name
Detroyat
Miramar
Troden
Breckenridge
Niantic
Warangal
Commanger
Strathclair
Donar
Builder
Rodriquez Ingenieria, Lima, Earth
Cosmadyne Corporation, Houston Division, Earth
Cosmadyne Corporation, Houston Division, Earth
Rodriquez Ingenieria, Lima, Earth
Abou-Ghazala Ltd., Cairo, Earth
Star Fleet Division, New Aberdeen Naval Yards, Aldebaran
Class: The Detroyat was designed to counter the Klingon threat, and formed part of the Baton Rouge family of
starship design, launching in 2225. However, as a Baton Rouge era ship, it lacked dilithium, and was mothballed
early because of that. In the 2250s, with the Four Years War over, and construction proceeding apace, even
accounting for the disruption of the peace dividend, the MSC saw no reason to refit the Detroyat as a class to
dilithium. The class was reclassified as Heavy Scouts right after the war, but even that was not enough to stave off
obsolescence. Just as newer technology destroyers outclassed the Detroyat as a destroyer, so, too, new technology
scouts out-performed the class in that field.
The Miranda / Surya families of light cruisers and frigates was heavily based on the hull-form of the Detroyat, and
one Detroyat [USS Resolution (NCC-1101)] was upgraded to dilithium when it was modified to test the Surya
configuration.
All of the other Detroyats were decommissioned by 2255, and that was the end of their story, or so it was thought. In
2264, with the Klingon threat increasing again, the Detroyats were reactivated and refit to dilithium-regulated
circumferential drive. After the Organian intervention, they were no longer needed, and the Starfleet Division was
looking at classes with an eye towards conversion to linear technology. Some classes appeared likelier to be more
difficult than others to convert, so SFD selected various classes for scrapping, decommissioning, mothballing, and
inactive status, based on the expected difficulty of conversion and cost-benefit analysis. Others were continued, as
expected to convert easily, or critical enough to be required, despite the cost or effort involved.
By 2272, all surviving Detroyats had been placed in reserve. Detroyat was not considered worth retaining, but was
not so far off that it should be dismissed.
The MSC considered bringing them back to refit in 2272, but delayed the decision too long, and the Cammell IV
revelations reshaped policy. The Council would not approve the funds to build or convert destroyers.
In 2284, new Starfleet commissioner Valdemar was looking for legal and cost-effective ways to increase the fleet.
The Detroyats were only decommissioned by placing them in Inactive Commission, rather than striking them
from the rolls. Legally, they still existed, and the Council was cooperative. The cost of refitting them was higher
than desirable, but less than the cost of a new, unproven design that would take longer to build. Their refit was only
Laid Down
Launched
Commissioned
Status
Converted
Converted
Converted
Converted
Destroyed
Converted
Converted
Converted
Converted
ever seen as a stopgap to ease the destroyer gap until enough new ships could be built to allow them to finally
decommission for good, and Starfleet hopes to decommission them between 2295 and 2300. Some observers feel
this overly optimistic, and that some or all of them may actually see service in the next century.
Losses: USS Niantic (NCC-1105) was apparently destroyed in the M-370 system in 2267, apparently by the
so-called Doomsday Machine that destroyed several planets and the USS Constellation.
Classification: Originally classified as Destroyer Leader (DL) in 2225, redesignated as Heavy Destroyer (DH) in
2231. Reclassified as a Heavy Scout (SH) in 2250. Once again reclassified as Heavy Destroyer in 2284 when
reactivated.
Design: A simple, robust saucer with wraparound box-shaped secondary hull, and closely underslung warp engines,
the Detroyat is more warp-maneuverable than it appears.
Modernization: The yards performing the work misunderstood the scope of the planned conversion. The intent had
been to install the KR-13J reactor and LN-64 engines, with only the barest upgrade to any other system installing
the appropriate software for the new engines and reactor, for example, but no hardware changes to the ships
computer. These ships were supposed to serve for a short time, only, so Starfleet didnt want to invest any more than
necessary in them.
The Eckard Collins Fleetworks Yards, charged with the first two refits, completely stripped the hulls down and
rebuilt them to the modern standard. The cost came in slightly higher than expected. However, Geering Space
Structures had the contract for the second pair, and they performed the specified work exactly as written.
Surprisingly, the ECF approach was slightly cheaper. The unmodified hulls had more idiosyncrasies that ECF
ironed out and Geering did not. This complicated the installation of the new components, and required each hull to
be a unique job, whereas ECFs method rendered the refit hulls fairly uniform, easing new installation. Further
benefits of the refurbishment included a more permanent installation, and a rejuvenated spaceframe that better
handled the stresses of deployment. This extended the expected life of the vessels. This has led some proponents of
the Menagha series, which is fairly closely based on the Detroyat architecture, to speculate recklessly that the
Menagha classes will have unusual longevity.

Engineering: As previously mentioned, the Detroyat mounts a KR-13J reactor and LN-64A mod 1 engines. Part
of the reason the Detroyat was a successful conversion was the straight-forward, simple, standard approach to her
initial construction, and the refit followed the same philosophy.
Weapons: Detroyat mounts RIM-10C in all banks, and two Morris Magtronics F3P direct photon torpedo
launchers.
Current specifications of U.S.S. Detroyat:
DISPLACEMENT

OVERALL
LENGTH
BEAM
DRAFT
PROPULSION
258.7m
PRIMARY
HULL
146.3m
SECONDARY
HULL
NACELLES
180.0m
141.7m
12.6m
54.9m
32.9m
18.3m
154.8m
Two (2) dilithium-energized antimatter linear warp drive units
2 RST Subatomic Unified energy impulse units
QASR particle beam maneuvering thrusters
System Contractor: Scarbak Propulsion Systems, Cairo, Earth
VELOCITY
Warp 8, standard
Warp 10, maximum
ACCELERATION

DURATION 5 T-years standard, 15 T-years maximum

COMPLEMENT
EMBARKED CRAFT
NAVIGATION
2 medium shuttles, 2 4 shuttlepods

"Artos-C" Warp Celestial Guidance
System Contractor: Mandor Industries Ltd. Dalhalam, Delta IV

"Con/Am" Duotronic III
COMPUTERS
System Contractor: Plesse y Grou p, Essex, Earth
6 banks of 2 each RIM-10C

PHASERS
System Contractor: HiBeam Energies Ltd
None
MEGAPHASERS
2 tubes F3P direct
PHOTON TORPEDOES
System contractor: Morris Magtronics, Woodburn, Illinois, Terra
Lancelot primary forcefield and deflector control system
DEFENSE
System contractor: Prentice-Schafer inc, Marsport, Mars
"Saber" fire control system with Tri-Tel; "Lynx" sensor and weapon system
System contractor: Signaal Electronic Enterprises Inc., Mediterranea, Terra
3T / Centris replacement gravity generator; MP-4A Integrated Radiation Shielding
LIFE SUPPORT
add-on
SARS Synthesizing And Regeneration System System Contractor: Triax Medifore, Villa Carlos, Bolivia, Terra
NELSON
Class Fleet Reconnaissance Scout
Number
Name
525
534
535
546
587
591
592
595
597
600
612
7300
7301
7302
7303
7304
7305
7306
7307
7308
7309
7310
7311
7312
7313
7314
7315
7316
7317
7318
7319
7320
Mars
El Cid
Geronimo
Nelson*
Apollo
Bridger
Carson
Revere
Bowie
Crockett
Pegasus
Thunderbird
Mhoroth
Atropos
Fairchild
Sparrowhawk
Shalakai
Mustang
Firebrand
Tradewinds
Manitou
Talon
Chisholm
Hotspur
Lydia Sutherland
Argent Wing
Nightwing
Sackett
Malacandra
Barsoom
Quigley
Cogburn
Converted
Drydocked
Relaunched
Recommissioned
Status
Command
Class: In 2267, just prior to the peace imposed by the Organians, the Saladin class destroyer, USS Nelson, DD-546, was damaged in combat with a Klingon raider group. A Klingon disruptor struck from above through the impulse engine
and into the connecting dorsal, which was severely compromised. The first attempt to repair it would not bear up under the strain of high warp maneuvering, so it was replaced with dual struts, to either side of the original. This
significantly strengthened the engine supports, but there were still some concerns about structural integrity. The Starfleet Division, therefore, refit the ship as a Fleet Reconnaissance Scout, midway between the Scout and Destroyer fit-out
of the parent classes. The Four Years War had indicated a need for more combat-capable scouts for fleet reconnaissance duties, so several other Saladin class destroyers and Hermes class scouts were modified to match the Nelsons
specifications, and a number of new-build ships were authorized as well.
Class:
Classification:
Engineering:
Weapons:
History:
Losses:
SALADIN II
Class Destroyers / Fleet Reconnaissance Scouts
Number
500
501
502
503
508
514
519
520
521
524
525
526
527
529
537
541
543
551
Name
Saladin
Jenghiz
Darius
Alaric
Suleiman
Rahman
Shaitan
Siva
Lucifer
Ares
Mars
Tyr
Jugurtha
Loki
Alvarado
Drake
Samson
Achilles
Converted
Drydocked
Relaunched

Newport News Shipbuilding, Virginia, Earth
Vickers Shipbuilding Group Ltd., Cumbria, Earth
Class: The Hermes class Scout and Saladin class Destroyer were both derived from Project Starship. Project Starship
was an ambitious, long lead time program to develop the workhorse cruiser for the next century. It brought together
the latest developments in warp geometry, material science, dilithium power, and improvements in weapons and
shielding to create a whole new design ethos. Never again would a single program put such a strong stamp on the
design of starships. Although the Excelsior class that followed decades later would have a similar effect on layout, its
footprint would be smaller, partly due to the Constitution class, its derivatives, and the ships influenced by it,
remaining in service for most of its run.
While the primary purpose was to develop the technologies and design of the workhorse cruiser class, dubbed
Constitution, secondary purposes includes spinoff designs. Not only did Starfleet want to set the design of certain
components in order to standardize more effectively, they also wanted to modularize many of those components.
While the Constitution was intended from the beginning to be the high-end of cruiser development, the Hermes and
Recommissioned
Status
Command
A35
AO
A4S
A2S
AO
AlS
A3S
Saladin were intended as low-end Class One ships in their niche. Starfleet was well aware better scouts and
destroyers could be made if designed as standalone units, but there were significant savings in ships that could be
made by shuffling pieces of the basic design. Instead of ordering, for example, 10 each of cruisers, scouts, and
destroyers, SFD could order 30 identical saucers and 40 warp engine nacelles. Until very late in the process, saucers
and nacelles could be swapped to build any of the 3 classes, and at a bulk discount for the components. A damaged
ship could more easily be repaired by cannibalizing units from later construction, and the costs of replacement
deferred or amortized over time, thus reducing upfront cost of repair / replacement.
Hermes and Saladin were intended to provide a large number of hulls capable of the mission profile, but not highly
competent outside their field. Other designs would be fielded in smaller numbers to provide a higher capability. From
the start, Hermes and Saladin were intended to be nearly identical. A yard period could quickly convert either type to
the other within weeks. All hardpoints for the destroyer, for example, were fitted on both, although Hermes would fit
fewer and lesser weapons. The destroyer was built with the emplacements for the scouts full sensor array, but carried
fewer sensors, and ones geared more towards combat and less towards research.
Number
Name
585
586
587
588
589
590
591
592
593
594
595
596
597
598
599
600
602
603
604
605
606
607
608
609
610
611
613
614
615
616
617
618
619
620
621
622
623
624
625
626
627
628
629
Hermes* scout
Anubis
Apollo
Aeolus
Diana
Quintilus
Bridger
Carson
Batidor
Cody
Revere
Spaker
Bowie
Sacajawea
Tonti
Crockett
Aries
Equulus
Lupus
Taurus
Camelopardus
Leo
Lynx
ex-Ursa Major
Lepus
Canis Major
Vulpecula
Leo Minor
ex-Canis Minor
Ursa Minor
Cygnus* scout
Apus
Tucana
Corvus
Columbia
Pavo
Aquila
Grus
Phoenix
Amerind*
Converted
Drydocked
Relaunched
Recommissioned
Status
Command
SD 0965
D 2246
D
D
N
N
D
N
D
N
D
D
N
USS Eagle, USS Constellation, USS Clarion, USS Yamato, USS Tokugawa, and USS Republic were refit to initial
Constitution specifications in the mid 2230s to test out the program and finalize improvements. This enabled the
finalization of the Ptolemy, Hermes, and Saladin designs in 2238, with the first ships launched in 2239, whereas
Constitution did not launch until 2241. The first run of 16 Hermes Scouts, 20 Saladin Destroyers, and 15 Ptolemy
class Transport / Tugs was completed by 2246. Due to rising tension with the Klingon Empire, the Military Staff
Committee had shifted priorities, and ordered production of Saladin destroyers to take precedence over the other
spinoff designs, such that the Monoceros series of Hermes and the Kepler series of Ptolemy class did not start
building until 2251. The Ptolemys, however, began to be seen as a white elephant.
The Ptolemy series had been ordered through 3999, but in the Fleet Review of 2254, the MSC chose to cancel the
Dollond contract entirely. Additionally, the committee determined that the final Ptolemy to be commissioned would
be USS Tombaugh, NCC-3853, with others placed in reserve. This left just 22 Ptolemy tugs in active service by 2264,
with the slack taken up by ordering new Class Two, Three, Four, and Five vessels, and temporarily recommissioning
some older ones. This reduction in Ptolemy class vessels greatly increased the need for destroyers, corvettes, and
other escort classes for convoy duties.
In 2272, just as the Jenghiz was finally performing to acceptable levels, Achilles was pulled out of the refit queue for
what was becoming the standard TacFleet package. She had not yet received her expected Jenghiz refit when she,
Scipio, and Cimon were transferred to the new program. These three received the Jenghiz upgrades, with the
exception of the TacFleet standard LN-68 engine, and further modifications to fire control, tactical sensors, and
multi-model upgrades to phasers and photorps. All three reported to TacFleet upon completion of Space Trials in
2275.
Design: The saucer, connecting dorsal, and engine all closely matched the same hull components of the Constitution
class, and generally received the same upgrades over time as the Constitution series. The MSC recognized that this
limited the ability to modify the design to achieve the top percentiles in capability, but retained the requirement in
order to keep the spare parts capability intact. This limitation was addressed by other Destroyer programs such as the
With the Jenghiz program progressing adequately, the committee decided it was time to bring the Suleiman batch up
Larson, ordered in 2236 as an improved Saladin variant with fewer compatibility constraints.
to speed. Beginning with Lysander, these ships were refit similarly to the Constitution II program.
Classification: The Saladin series was classified as Heavy Destroyers (DH) in 2233, when the class was in
development, but by the time the first keels were laid down, they had been reclassified as Medium Destroyers (DD). These different refits caused some difficulty with fleet maintenance, so in 2283, the MSC ordered all of them refit to
The MSC had realized the Saladin would not be congruent to the Detroyat, indeed, they had even ordered the Larson an upgraded standard, starting with Saladin. Ten were excepted from this refit, being held back for the Cochise II refit
class in an effort to get a better destroyer than Saladin. Over time different models came to be Destroyer/Interceptors expected within the next five years. This was no grand, sweeping revision, like the linear conversion, merely the
accumulated modest improvements of the past decade, and restoring standardization. Since the committee fully
(DI - Pompey), Scout (ST Nelson), Fleet Reconnaissance (SR Nelson, Cochise, and eventually all Saladin and
expected to replace the Constitution group with the Excelsior class in the coming years, it decided that this refit no
Hermes series).
longer needed to restrain the class to compatibility with the cruisers, and that the refit ships should be made as
Variants: In 2262, the USS Pompey (DD-506) was converted as a testbed, mounting two PB-47 warp engines closely capable as possible. Commissioner Valdemar reassured the MSC that new destroyers were feasible, so the Saladin II
underslung beneath the hull. DD-509 514 were later refit to this configuration as well, and the group redesignated and Hermes series were merged into Saladin II class Fleet Reconnaissance Scouts.
as Destroyer/ Interceptors (DI).
In the decades since Saladins commissioning, no DD or ST had been used to replace a cruisers saucer, although
In 2268, a conversion was performed to a damaged Saladin destroyer. USS Nelson (DD-546) had her impulse engine engines had been swapped between programs. The standard hull component program had proven valuable despite
and connecting dorsal shot through, destroying structural integrity. Rather than scrapping it, the engineers rebuilt it that, because of the unforeseen mass decommissioning of the Ptolemy transports providing a reservoir of already
built saucers, so the committee no longer saw a need to keep less able ships available as replacement parts.
with two connecting dorsals at about 45 from vertical. Other modifications were made as well, and the result
redesignated as a Scout (ST-546). Several other DDs were converted to this configuration as well, after the war, and
advertised as a peace dividend. On ships that had not suffered the structural damage of the Nelson, the dual dorsals Since then, the long-delayed Advanced Circumferential Engine has been deployed, so the Cochise II series began
refitting in 2287, once again deviating from standardization.
improved the ability to withstand high delta-V warp maneuvers. Later, the Nelson series was designated Fleet
Reconnaissance scouts (SR), meaning Scouts in the military sense, temporarily freeing the Hermes from those
Engineering: Saladin II is based on the LN-64A mod 6 warp engine, just as Jenghiz was. The major changes made to
activities.
the Jenghiz design were: removing the low profile, mostly internally mounted sensor / navigation deflector package
Conversion: The improved Siva design began building in 2248, albeit slowly due to the war. After the war, the first and installing the lower saucer external system. This improved sensor capacity and range modestly and restored the
batch of Saladins began being refit to Siva standard. The conversion program was merged into the later phaser and deflector capabilities lost when Jenghiz moved to a network of WADE units. It also freed internal space.
photon torpedo package before completion. All extant Saladin and Siva series were completely converted to Siva Saladin II also used the enlarged connecting strut first introduced in Decatur / Belknap to better fit the improved
standard with all weapons modernized by 2259. The Cochise was commissioned in 2258 matching the Achernar KR-13S reactor, increasing power to Saladins systems.
standards. But time does not stand still, and so Shaitans refit altered the design once again, to match the modified
Weapons: There were minor improvements in fire control, upgrading to the Dragons Eye system seen on Enterprise
Achernar arrangement in 2265.
II. Phasers were upgraded to RIM-22C; the photon torpedo launchers were Selenias Artemis 16, now mounted
With the approaching linear warp technology, the MSC wanted to be sure they had an effective destroyer force while fore and aft. The CIDSS/CGCP/SCDS is fitted, something rarely seen on destroyers not assigned to TacFleet.
the conversion was in progress, so in 2270, the Suleimans warp engine was replaced with the LN-52 Self-Contained
Non-Networking linear warp engine. All even-numbered Saladin-series hulls were scheduled for the Suleiman History: The Saladin class has a number of first contacts, discovered colonies, and successful battles to its credit, and many
package, while the odd-numbered ships were scheduled for the Jenghiz conversion, consisting of the LN-64 engine, proud sacrifices, as well. DD-516 Hashishiyun was destroyed off Ganjitsu in July 2247 by the Klingon raiders sent to that
KR-13L reactor, and the full suite of modifications made to the Enterprise hull. The decision to split the refits was a system. It was believed lost with all hands, however a number of survivors were found when a Klingon POW camp was
wise one; the Jenghiz refit did not go smoothly. Single Circumferential engines worked well, but linear engines work liberated in 2249.
best in pairs. Controlling the warp field was difficult, requiring a major computer upgrade, and both speed and
maneuverability fell well short of expectations. The original batch of Jenghiz conversions was not completed until In 2248, DD-505 Xerxes was attacked by a Klingon when she came out of warp near a rogue planet used as a base for the
area; the Klingon appears to have believed the Xerxes had found the base, when in fact the ship was repairing her dilithium
2276.
assembly. With warp power out, and weapons offline, the Xerxes signaled her location and intent before deliberately for those ships was locked away.
crashing on the base site. Except for a skeleton crew that remained aboard, the majority of her personnel escaped in
lifeboats and shuttles, most of which were rescued a day later when the Mann-class CA-1209 Holyoke and Baton Rouge In the case of DDX-556 584, this meant that as long as Starfleet did not try to build standard hulls for regular duty, the
Council could not easily take away that funding and authority. Members of the MSC are often senior enough to remember
class CA-1625 Savannah II arrived.
previous peace dividends gutting the fleet, so they chose not to throw away that hole card.
DD-515 Adad was lost over Axanar when she sacrificed herself to stop a D-4 from ramming Xenophon, captain Garths
In times when the Council is willing to fund the Fleet, SFD would build a ship, test it, then submit a proposal for a class.
command ship.
All contact with DD-518 Hamilcar was lost in 2254, while she was exploring archeological ruins on Durand IV. The site Once the class ship was built, the original, experimental ship would be mothballed, only to be refit to test out another
was an outpost of a millennia-gone interstellar polity, and a civilian expedition had joined Hamilcar to delve into the modified design a few years later.
mystery. When an unexpected power surge activated defense systems, Hamilcar defended the civilian ship long enough to In times of lean funding, such X-ships might be temporarily activated upon completion of trials, but this was rare, and not
escape. The Hamilcar and Durand IV were both destroyed when the outpost deployed a sun-killer bomb. The surviving lightly done. It was seen as a risky step, treading close to daring the Council to close their loop.
academics, without artifacts to tie the site to, now believe it may have been Kalandan.
A number of past and present destroyer or similar classes started this way. The first incarnation of DDs 556 559 refined
DD-522 Molock was destroyed by an unknown ship in 2257. It was transporting a diplomat to Rigel for peace talks the first several Larson refits, for example.
between non-UFP-affiliated Terran colonies, Kandahar VII and Gaza III. From the recordings in the log buoy, it is now Extant ships that can be traced to this program include the Minmus, Kiev, Wilkerson, Wayland, Warlord, Thunderbolt,
Sabre / Scimitar, and Kestrel classes.
believed to be the same sort of high-power-curve Orion assassin vessel that attacked the Enterprise a decade later.
With the 2283 decision to divorce the Saladin series from being spare parts for Constitutions, the committee began
reconsidering the experimental registries. With the probable replacement of Project Starship vessels in the near future, and
those authorizations lapsing with them, the committee finally decided in 2286 to selectively authorize those registries for
new-build Nelson class SRs, but the design requirements for the new flight of SRs were very similar to the Saladin II
specifications. When commissioner Valdemar left, his successor T. Sela Arno ordered all remaining Hermes and Saladin
DD-506 Pompey was converted into a two-engine configuration, becoming the first of a Special Type. Several other series ships be redesignated as SRs. This allowed the refitting of Hermes STs to destroyer capabilities, while removing
Saladin and Hermes ships received the same conversion. In 2269, VADM Vaughn Rittenhouse used Pompey as his twenty vessels from the destroyer lists. This action played well in the Council, where the Pacifist Bloc still held some sway,
command ship in his attempt to retake Star Empire, the Dreadnought he intended to use to conquer the galaxy with. It was and many feel that this helped Arno get closer to Valdemars 1600-ship fleet ideal.
destroyed by USS Enterprise.
HERMES
In 2261, LCDR Jose Tyler, commanding DD-541 Drake, first sighted an unknown ship, which disappeared into warp. As stated previously, the Hermes class, derived from the Constitution class, was commissioned in 2239, and
Sensors lost it immediately, as it not only seemed to be faster than warp 20, it also appeared to enter a much deeper layer of contributed materially to the era known as the Great Awakening, even though they arrived late in the period. They
subspace than Federation science believed feasible, despite the appearance of using technology equivalent to a century used the newly-standard Constitution saucer in order to be as compatible as possible with their cousins. By the start
earlier. This was later identified as the earliest known meeting with the KAruh.
of the Four Years War, the first block of Hermes were commissioned, and Starfleet eagerly anticipated their
performance in reconnaissance duties. In the first action seen by any Hermes, however, ST-588 Aeolus was swiftly
Losses: A total of 21 Saladins (out of 56) have been lost or destroyed, and one rendered senescent. 4 have been converted destroyed, outgunned by a Klingon scoutship.
to Nelson class Fleet Reconnaissance Scouts, 6 to Pompey class Destroyer-Interceptors, and 10 have been converted to The admiralty soon began using Saladin class destroyers for the fleet scouting role, and mandating that Hermes in
Cochise II, leaving 14 active Saladin destroyers.
that role be escorted by a Portsmouth DD or better. Several close calls upgraded that to TWO Portsmouth DDs OR a
Saladin or Larson.
Experimentation: The Military Staff Committee set aside hull numbers 556 584 for destroyer-related experimental That being an untenable proposition, Starfleet soon began avoiding using Hermes in the military scouting role
vessels. Throughout the decades of the Saladin class, they steadfastly denied all attempts to poach those numbers for new entirely, leaving it to exploration, research, survey, and first contact work instead for the duration of the war. Indeed,
standard construction. This is mostly because of a loophole in the authorization process: the original act, part of the Project the Hermes class was ordered to be kept out of risk of combat until the aborted war the Organians disrupted twenty
Starship legislation, authorized and funded those hull numbers for experimental purposes. The Council staffer who wrote years later, despite upgrades to the Monoceros block to improve survivability.
the bill had served in Starfleet and knew well the vicissitudes of funding. An obscure provision in the bill set aside the
funds and transferred them to the MSCs control, so long as the committee only used those funds for their intended purpose. MONOCEROS
Any diversion would allow the Council to recoup the money. This is the basis for the large number of planned Constitution In the early 2250s, the Monoceros block began building. About one in three were built with the upper two banks of
hulls that were delayed while the Baton Rouge vessels holding their intended names refit to Constitution standards. In any phasers, rather than the standard one lower bank the Hermes series and remaining Monoceros units carried. Those
previous cases, Starfleet would have been forced to decom the older ship and build the new one, or lose the money. This units were designated for the fleet scouting role in the event of another war. Aside from that, and general
clause allowed them to ride out some of the budgetary dips by holding off on major construction, knowing that the money improvements to match the Bon Homme Richard configuration, there was little different about the Monoceros block
DD-531 Alva was transferred to the Fleet Museum on Inactive Reserve status in 2269. Technically still in
commission, it is the only Saladin series still in its original configuration. Alva passed close to a micro-singularity,
and unexplained counter-relativistic effects aged the crew and ship a century in seconds. Not wanting to risk a
century-old spaceframe, the committee pulled the ship from active duty.
at launch. However, during the 2260s, before the advent of the Wizard class Experimental Test Article, the
Monoceros class, and particularly the class ship, were used for a great deal of experimentation. If a single nacelle
above the saucer could demonstrate better warp maneuverability than the standard one below on a Scout, then it
could also do the same for a Destroyer. If linear refits are going to be problematic, will the SCNN work on a
single-nacelle design? Monoceros even sported two LN-52 SCNN nacelles briefly, testing the warp field
configuration to be developed for the Endeavour class.
CYGNUS
Cygnus was designed as a Scout / Courier (SC). All E-6 and below living quarters were replaced with open bay
berthing to make room for flag and guest quarters, flag plot, and command/flag/diplomatic secure communications
spaces without sacrificing exploratory, research, or fleet scouting capability. In fact, in order to ensure that Cygnus
would be a fleet scout asset, it was built with all three phaser banks mounted on the Saladin series.
ANUBIS
Once Monoceros showed the way, Jenghiz and Anubis were the first Saladin and Hermes refit to full linear
technology. In 2283, all Hermes except Cygnus block and Diana series were merged with Saladin II and upgraded to
the Saladin II specifications, which read like a high-end DD and a high-end SS in one hull.
DISPLACEMENT
COMPUTERS
OVERALL
System Contractor:
PRIMARY
SECONDARY NACELLES
HULL
HULL
LENGTH
301.8m
146.3m
154.8m
BEAM
141.7m
141.7m
12.6m
DRAFT
71.3m
32.9m
18.3m
PROPULSION
2 LN-50 Mod 1 dilithium-energized antimatter semi-linear warp drive
units; VSekh Ti supplementary power / control reactor.
System Contractor: Shuvinaaljis, Shikahr, Vulcan
2 RSL Subatomic Unified energy impulse units
System Contractor: Shor Takal, Nivar, Vulcan
QASQ particle beam maneuvering thrusters / reaction control system
VELOCITY
Warp 8, standard
Warp 10, maximum
ACCELERATION
DURATION
COMPLEMENT
EMBARKED CRAFT
6+
NAVIGATION
TRa Hanik Warp Celestial guidance
TSharsish
PHASERS

MEGAPHASERS
None
PHOTON TORPEDOES
2 tubes Mk 12 Mod 2 indirect
DEFENSE
Shin Stvann force field & deflector control system
System contractor: Shor Takal, Nivar, Vulcan
Mentor I fire control system; FSTR/TAC Fleet Strategic / Tactical Data
System
LIFE SUPPORT
Khrad Thau artificial gravity generator
Sivisn radiation protection package
NHavris waste regeneration systems
COCHISE II
Class Destroyers
Number
Name
Converted
Drydocked
Relaunched
Recommissioned
Status
530
Cochise
A35
538
540
542
544
545
De Ruyter
Lysander
Appollyon
Perseus
Al Mahdi
548
Akbar

AO
A4S
A2S
AO
AlS
A3S
552
Theseus
553
Scipio
554
Martel
Command
Class: The Cochise II group of ships is one of the most advanced and capable single-nacelle combatants in the fleet. Losses: There have not yet been any losses among this class.
It almost wasnt; President Ra-ghoratreii was trying to strike a conciliatory tone at the start of his term. He sought to
block or undermine the acquisition of destroyers, dreadnoughts, and battlecruisers, until commissioner Arno
explained that the destroyer mission would still exist, and barring destroyers to fill it meant more lost scouts and
fewer cruisers and frigates available to fill their roles.
Classification: The entire Saladin and Hermes series was reclassified as Fleet Reconnaissance (SR) in 2287, but the
Cochise II units retained their designation as destroyers (DD).
Engineering: Cochise II is based on the Advanced Circumferential Engine. The saucer is reduced in the aft aspect,
moving the impulse engine closer to the center of mass, improving sublight maneuverability. The existing KR-13L-1
reactor was retained to power the LN-64 engine these ships sported prior to the ACE fitting. Since the ACE
incorporates its own reactor, the Cochise II class has power to burn.
These modifications were built in prior to actually mating the hulls with the ACE, between 2284 and 2288. When the
ACE became available, all ten ships were fully refit to Cochise II specifications in 2289.
Weapons: There was little room for improvements in fire control and weaponry, as the Saladin II series already
mounted the top of the line Dragons Eye system seen on Enterprise II. Phasers remained the RIM-22C; the photon
torpedo launchers were still Selenias Artemis 16, although the aft launchers were deleted and the forward
launchers relocated. The CIDSS/CGCP/SCDS is still fitted, as well.
History: There has as yet been no significant history of the Cochise II class.
DISPLACEMENT
LENGTH
BEAM
DRAFT
PROPULSION
COMPUTERS
OVERALL
NACELLES
System Contractor:
154.8m
PHASERS
301.8m
PRIMARY
HULL
146.3m
SECONDARY
HULL
141.7m
141.7m
12.6m
71.3m
32.9m
18.3m


Warp 8, standard
VELOCITY
Warp 10, maximum
ACCELERATION
TSharsish

None
MEGAPHASERS
PHOTON TORPEDOES

DEFENSE

Mentor I fire control system; FSTR/TAC Fleet Strategic /

DURATION
COMPLEMENT
EMBARKED CRAFT
NAVIGATION

6+
LIFE SUPPORT

CYGNUS III
Class Scout / Couriers
Number
Name
Converted
Drydocked
Relaunched
Class:
Classification:
Engineering:
Weapons:
History:
Losses:
This was the linear refit of the Cygnus Scout/Courier, and the later ACE refit of the same. Since the ACE refit did not
require the KR-13L reactor, and the linear refit did, the Cygnus III is significantly more capable, despite little
modification aside from the engine swap.
An advanced single-nacelle engine design had already been developed. Dubbed ACE, for Advanced Circumferential
Engine, the system actually featured coils similar to those of the LN-64 series, but energized with circumferential plasma
feed, and laid out in a very wide arrangement that produced an easily controllable field. A navigational deflector was
integrated to the nacelle, sharing a protective hood with the Bussard collectors.
AE-33 nacelle with reinforced jacket protecting reactor portion of engine.
Recommissioned
Status
Command
DISPLACEMENT
LENGTH
BEAM
DRAFT
PROPULSION
COMPUTERS
OVERALL
NACELLES
System Contractor:
154.8m
PHASERS
301.8m
PRIMARY
HULL
146.3m
141.7m
141.7m
SECONDARY
HULL
12.6m
71.3m
32.9m
18.3m

None
MEGAPHASERS
PHOTON TORPEDOES

DEFENSE


Warp 8, standard
VELOCITY
Warp 10, maximum
ACCELERATION
TSharsish

DURATION
COMPLEMENT
EMBARKED CRAFT
NAVIGATION

6+
LIFE SUPPORT

AMERIND
Class SuperScouts
Number
Name
Converted
Drydocked
Relaunched
Class:
Classification:
Engineering:
Weapons:
History:
Losses:
Once Cygnus III demonstrated the effectiveness of the Advanced Circumferential Engine, the Cochise II DD and
Amerind SS began development.
Recommissioned
Status
Command
DISPLACEMENT
LENGTH
BEAM
DRAFT
PROPULSION
COMPUTERS
OVERALL
NACELLES
System Contractor:
154.8m
PHASERS
301.8m
PRIMARY
HULL
146.3m
SECONDARY
HULL
141.7m
141.7m
12.6m
71.3m
32.9m
18.3m


None
MEGAPHASERS
PHOTON TORPEDOES

DEFENSE


Warp 8, standard
VELOCITY
Warp 10, maximum
ACCELERATION
TSharsish

DURATION
COMPLEMENT
EMBARKED CRAFT
NAVIGATION

6+
LIFE SUPPORT

POMPEII / DIANA
Class Destroyers / Scouts
Number
Name
Converted
Drydocked
Relaunched
Recommissioned
model of fire control.

Class:
Classification:
Engineering:
Weapons:
History:
Losses:
DIANA
This was the Scout equivalent of the Pompey project; all the same modifications, except number of phasers and
Status
Command
DISPLACEMENT
LENGTH
BEAM
DRAFT
PROPULSION
COMPUTERS
OVERALL
NACELLES
System Contractor:
154.8m
PHASERS
301.8m
PRIMARY
HULL
146.3m
SECONDARY
HULL
141.7m
141.7m
12.6m
71.3m
32.9m
18.3m


None
MEGAPHASERS
PHOTON TORPEDOES

DEFENSE


Warp 8, standard
VELOCITY
Warp 10, maximum
ACCELERATION
TSharsish

DURATION
COMPLEMENT
EMBARKED CRAFT
NAVIGATION

6+
LIFE SUPPORT

DDX 556 584

Series Destroyers
Number
Name
Converted
Thunderbolt, firebolt, starbolt, lightningbolt
Class:
Classification:
Engineering:
Weapons:
History:
Losses:
Drydocked
Relaunched
Recommissioned
Status
Command
DISPLACEMENT
LENGTH
BEAM
DRAFT
PROPULSION
COMPUTERS
OVERALL
NACELLES
System Contractor:
154.8m
PHASERS
301.8m
PRIMARY
HULL
146.3m
SECONDARY
HULL
141.7m
141.7m
12.6m
71.3m
32.9m
18.3m


None
MEGAPHASERS
PHOTON TORPEDOES

DEFENSE


Warp 8, standard
VELOCITY
Warp 10, maximum
ACCELERATION
TSharsish

DURATION
COMPLEMENT
EMBARKED CRAFT
NAVIGATION

6+
LIFE SUPPORT

HULL NUMBER
Name
Builder
Laid Down
Launched
Commissioned
Status
4300
4301
4302
LARSON*
MIDWAY

27 Nov 2214
16 July 2218
16 Mar 2217
04 July 2220
03 May 2218
05 Jan 2221
Converted
Converted
CORAL SEA
08 Sept 2220
17 Aug 2222
12 Feb 2223
Converted
4303
TANNENBERG
13 Sept 2220
21 Aug 2222
08 Feb 2223
Converted
4304
TRAFALGAR
19 Oct 2220
19 Sept 2222
20 Mar 2223
Converted
4305
THELENTH
03 Jan 2221
12 Jan 2223
03 July 2223
Converted
4306
WATERLOO
11 Mar 2221
01 Feb 2223
10 Aug 2223
Converted
4307
BORODINO
14 May 2222
28 Feb 2223
15 Aug 2223
Converted
4308
AUSTERLITZ
Star Fleet Division, Port Copernicus Yards, Luna
5D 2105.07
SD 2437.1
SD 2459.82
Lost
21 June 2222
14 Apr 2224
10 Sept 2224
Lost
4309
NORMANDY
4310
4311
MARATHON
Star Fleet Division, Port Copernicus Yards, tuna
SD 2107.34
SD 2445.68
SD 2478.21
Converted
PHARSALUS
07 July 2222
21 Apr 2224
06 Nov 2224
ATRA
4314
AGINCOURT
LARSON
Class Destroyers
Class: The introduction of linear warp engine technology briefly brought promise of a less gloomy future. In a
refit begun in 2271, a bakers dozen of Larsons were pulled in for the Mk VII modification that would equip them
with LN series warp engines and modern sensors. Single nacelle designs did not take easily to linear intermix
technology. Saladin, Hermes, and Larson all suffered during the development phase of the refit packages. The
Saladin / Hermes design, being simpler, succeeded first, and more cheaply. While the Larson refit was still a
slightly better destroyer, the difference was no longer significant, and was offset by the higher cost. Saladin had
originally been intended to be the low-end basic destroyer, and the Larson was the median destroyer. Saladins
relative simplicity and cheapness meant that it would be the testbed for new destroyer concepts, while the Larson
was to be slowly cycled out of the fleet. Indeed, once USS Agincourt was refit and recommissioned, the
committee, acting on SFDs recommendation, ended the Larson refit program. This left a number of Larsons in
the Mk VI configuration with the LN-52 SCNN drive. Those Larsons were mercilessly used as stopgaps until they
broke down. All other Larsons, Mk V and lower, were used as progressively lower-rated fill-ins until the uprated
Class Two Greer Corsairs out-performed them. At that point, they were mothballed.
Frigates were deployed to fill in the gaps in Starfleets defensive operations. This exacerbated the problem begun
in the 2260s, when Starfleet started developing the troop capacity of the frigate classes, forcing heavy destroyers
to fill frigate roles. This led to the development of the Charger, Wizard, Wilkerson, and Aleutian classes, and to
the sleight of hand in the development of the Baker class. Further aggravating the problem was that the Organian
treaty placed limits on cruiser classes, and so the Miranda frigates (which had been exempted from the troop
carrying requirements) were often having to fill cruiser roles, increasing the pressure on the frigate classes to
perform both above and below their class, in addition to still doing their own job. Part of the solution, of course,
DISPLACEMENT
LENGTH
BEAM
DRAFT
PROPULSION
SECONDARY
HULL
154.8m
PHASERS
272.1m
144.7m
141.7m
12.6m
62.3m
32.9m
18.3m
1 LN-64 Mod 3 dlithium-energized antimatter linear warp drive units.
2 RSM Subatomic Unified energy impulse units; QASR particle beam
maneuvering thrusters
Warp 10, maximum
ACCELERATION


EMBARKED CRAFT 2
Warp Celestial guidance
NAVIGATION
System Contractor: Valdemar NCS Inc., Copenhagen, Terra

None
MEGAPHASERS
PHOTON TORPEDOES 2 tubes Mk 6 Mod 2 direct
System contractor: Skat-Rar Weapon Systems, Ezuruk, Andor
Launcelot primary force field & deflector control system
DEFENSE
System contractor: Prentice-Schafer Inc., Marsport, Mars
Mentor II fire control system; FSTR/TAC Fleet Strategic /

SCDS stasis countermeasure system

DURATION
COMPLEMENT
COMPUTERS
Daystrom Duotronic II with M-1 Multitronic supplement

PRIMARY
HULL
146.3m
Trentis pulsed laser reaction control system

System Contractor: Orage Ijek, Aksajak, Andor
Warp 7, standard
VELOCITY
The Larson was refielded in July 2273, soon followed by eleven more conversions. The majority of Larsons were
left unrefitted, still resting in surplus depots in the aftermath of the Organian treaty. Political considerations
prevented the reactivation of these ships, and when it was possible to consider destroyers, Starfleet preferred to
build newer classes.
NACELLES

OVERALL
was increased destroyer production, but that was not politically viable. Reclassifying cruisers as frigates or
explorers was a very limited option. Reclassifying destroyers was not feasible. Too many fools focused on the
title, and turned against scary-sounding starships in favor of more appealingly named vessels. This led to a surge
in class II escorts, and the development of class I-style corvettes with the firepower of a destroyer, but no
multi-mission capability, and the endurance of class II vessels.

MC-3C artificial gravity generator
LIFE SUPPORT
Rastis radiation protection package
System contractor: Tidjikja/Atar Associated Industries, Rastaribi, Regulus
Cerix waste regeneration systems
System contractor: Jullundur-Lahore Ltd. Bombay, Terra
Historical Notes: The ships Hammurabi and Troy were both destroyed while escorting a convoy of merchant
ships bound for a frontier area. During this battle, seventeen freighters were destroyed and an additional four
were taken as prizes by the Klingons. Of the five ships that survived the encounter, all reported that the
Hammurabi destroyed two Klingon D-7 cruisers and crippled two others before being destroyed itself. The Troy
apparently was disabled in the initial exchange of fire and left for dead. When a Klingon cruiser ventured too close
to the derelict, however, it opened fire and destroyed the enemy vessel in a single volley. Of course, without
maneuvering power, the Troy later was easily dispatched.

In 2255, the USS Richthofen was recalled for an engine refit and scheduled maintenance to shipboard systems. As
the ships refit and maintenance checks neared completion, spirited crew and sympathetic workers painted it
bright red in honor of its namesake. Star Fleet Command has decided to leave the ship this color despite the breach
of regulations, though the crew were all mildly disciplined. The vessel is still in service and is assigned to the
Klingon sector.
In 2264, the Bolivar led a small detachment consisting of the Normandy, Alesia, Babur, and Tecumseh into an
uncontrolled area near the Romulan Neutral Zone. The task force maintained subspace communications silence
and failed to report back at its scheduled time. When extensive communications attempts were made
unsuccessfully, a rescue group was dispatched to the last reported position of the task force. Upon arrival, nothing
was found, and an extensive search was begun, ultimately discovering the engine nacelle of the Alesia
adrift in an unknown asteroid cluster. At the time no determination was made as to what had
caused the loss of the ships, but it was suspected by many that the Romulans had ambushed the group and
successfully destroyed them before they were able to send a call for aid. This theory was never proved, and no
action was ever taken against the Romulans, largely because it was felt that the Romulans could not have crossed
the Neutral Zone unnoticed. Since the discovery of the Romulan cloaking capability, the theory has been given
new weight.
On its maiden flight, the USS Sheridan experienced a critical overload in its warp drive system. All backup
systems failed to correct the problem. It was decided to jettison the engine pod because an uncontrolled matter
anti-matter mix was underway and could not be stopped. The systems used to eject the engine also failed, and the
ship was totally destroyed in the subsequent explosion. Three crewmembers who had taken refuge in a shuttle
survived.
Destroyers of the upgraded Larson class featured prominently in the covert Starfleet plan to invade the Klingon
Empire in 2291; several vessels were assigned suicidal missions of neutralizing Klingon military starports beyond
the Neutral Zone. After the plan was exposed and thwarted, a cleansing of Starfleet also led to disarming or
retirement of most of the Larsons and other destroyers, although mostly as a cost-cutting measure. There were
more than a few in Starfleet and in politics who wrongly blamed the vessels for their treasonous usage during the
crisis.
By that time, the prestige of the type and the mission had fallen low enough that it had been relatively easy for
Admiral Cartwright to administratively reduce the rank required to command a Larson class DD to Lieutenant.
Selecting only lieutenants who had 14 or more years in, hed been able to find more than enough bitter,
disappointed officers whose careers had stalled to fill the slots. These officers were naturally grateful for the boost
to their careers, and were also less likely to question the validity of their orders. But the establishment at the time
found it simpler not to see, and settled for courts-martial of the officers in question and decommissioning their
ships. The Council had long disliked the Larson class, finding its pugnacious embrace of military heroes
distasteful and contrary to their vision. Many politicians were glad to see the last of these ships.
Classification: Originally ordered as Destroyer Leaders (DL), in 2238, just prior to commissioning, the MSC
redesignated the class as destroyers (DD). In the 2280s, they were redesignated again, this time as Tactical
Destroyers (DT).
Naming: Larsons are named for military leaders and battles of Terran origin. The class vessel is named for
Admiral William G. Larson, hero of the battle at Gamma Hydra during the
Romulan War. The only exception to this naming convention is NCC 4305 Thelenth, which is named after an
Andorian admiral who defeated the Klingons in a pitched battle at Donovans Star at the cost of his own ship and
crew.
Design: Designed at the same time as the Hermes class scouts, Saladin class destroyers, and the Constitution class
cruisers, Larson Class destroyers share many of the same physical features of these ships. Due to the lessons of the
Romulan War, Starfleet had been more concerned with Cruisers than Destroyers. Aside from the pre-dilithium
Detroyat Destroyer, all Starfleet had were aging Sheridan and Marshall refit vessels. In the 2230s, as Klingon
incursions increased, and a war began looking more likely, some members of the MSC did not put enough faith in
the Saladin portion of Project Starship. The Saladin was intended to be a set of spare parts for the Constitution
class that performed as an adequate destroyer until it became time to provide those parts. In the mid 2230s, as
Saladin specifications finally finished firming up, the Military Staff Committee directed that a variant of Saladin
be developed immediately, but without the limiting factor of slavish imitation of the Constitution. Design studies
discarded for excessive variability from the Constitution were revived and finished, being laid down in November
of 2236 and commissioning in 2238 even before the unveiling of the Saladin, Hermes, and Constitution series
vessels.
The result was an efficient ship that performed its function well. It was intended to perform the same tasks as other
dual- function vessels, namely both research and defense. Even so, most of these ships were employed by Star
Fleets Military Operations Command, with few ever serving in the Galaxy Exploration Command.
Conversion: The Larson Mk I was introduced into service in 2238, remaining unchanged until the introduction of
the Mk II in 2254, when laser, particle, and accelerator weaponry was replaced by the newer phaser and photon
technology. Unusually, the namesake vessel of this class was selected as the first ship for each refit, conversion,
and upgrade, so MARK numbers are the only distinction between Larson subclasses. All Mk I vessels were
refitted with the new weapons by 2261. Several small interior changes were also made, but these did not affect the
combat performance of the vessels until the introduction of the Mk VI, mounting the LN-52 self-contained
nacelle. The Mk VI mounted a more powerful impulse drive system and the more efficient FSD shield generators.
The Mk VII, introduced in 2274, mounted the newer style engine nacelle and a more powerful impulse drive
system. This increased the overall power output by 25% and extended the service life of the Larson class by
several years. As of 2282, all Larsons still in active service have been upgraded to the Mk VII.
Production of the Larson Class was halted in 2258 with the commissioning of the USS Jackson.
Engineering: From the beginning, the Larsons offered slightly more space than the Saladins to mount the new
internal power systems into. Modifications to USS Larson begun in 2268 proceeded almost as planned despite the
last-minute change in reactor type from Kiratovani KR13-L to the customized Fairey WC-2, better matching the
needs of the LN-63 flat-field engine. Also, the YPS Avidyne 4077 impulse unit was introduced. The primary hull
refurbishment performed on USS Decatur was then repeated on the destroyers.
Engine, sensor and phaser modernization and cosmetic changes represented the bulk of the conversion costs, but
were of marginal importance to the primary mission of the ships.
The primary hull sensor package was tailored for the destroyer, concentrating on the essential warp interception
and combat awareness sensors of the cruiser suite and abandoning exploration-oriented systems. No laboratories
or exploration shuttles were carried, either. The ships did feature minimal crew accommodation amenities,
gymnasiums and recreation rooms. Sufficient workshops and spares supplies were provided for onboard repairs.
As with the later frigate designs, navigational deflectors and WADE plates were integrated into the lower hull.
A crew of 195 operated the ship, their living quarters sharing the space with weapons, impulse and powerplants,
sensors and support machinery. A planetary landing could be performed with the nacelle jettisoned. One such
emergency landing did take place in 2261, when USS Cromwell (NCC-4377) took refuge on Canaris VI after the
nacelle was ripped out and life support compromised by a relativistic-speed meteoroid cloud (perhaps
extragalactic visitors, perhaps projectiles from an ancient war?). Recovery and repairs were successful and
returned the vessel to service by 2263. USS Sheridan (NCC-4363) fared worse, losing all but three of the crew on
her maiden voyage to a power system explosion that could not be contained. Nacelle jettison systems were indeed
notoriously unreliable even in the case of the largely self-contained mid-23rd century circumferential engines
and problems are confounded in the modern distributed designs where high-energy plasma leads to the nacelle
have to be cut, sealed and purged before jettisoning.
control three banks at any given time.

Two Mk 6 mod 2 photon torpedo tubes were mounted in the forward Marklin-style notch, in the manner
pioneered by the Akyazi Perimeter Action Ships.
Weapons: The upgraded Larson, like many classes in the 2270s had twice as many phasers installed as before.
However, as was often the case in most refits of that decade, the weapons system and power supply did not permit
full use. As in many other ships, the Larson featured 6 full banks of RIM-10C phasers, but could only power and
Larson in 2275
1. Trentis reaction control system 2. RIM-10C phaser banks 3. Mk 6 Mod 2 torpedo tubes 4. RSL impulse engines 5. LN-64A Mod 3 warp drive unit.
The Baker Class destroyer has a unique development history. When the original contracts were let out, they
called for a research vessel with limited combat capabilities. The designs for the ship were accepted by Star Fleet
Procurement, and in 2274, the actual construction of the Baker Class research cruiser began. As the main hull
neared completion, Star Fleet decided that a destroyer was needed to supplement the Larson Class. Unfortunately,
at the time, the Council was not interested in permitting destroyers, and was punishing Starfleet for the revelations
of Cammell IV the year prior.
At this same time, the Admiralty was of the opinion that fewer research cruisers would be needed on the frontiers.
The Baker class was then dropped as a research cruiser and re-designated a destroyer without proper authority
from the Council. Admiral Drake took the blame, spending over fifteen years in forced retirement before being
brought back in 2292 to take the reins of Starfleet (Despite his subterfuge, the Council trusted him not to have
participated in the Khitomer plot, mostly due to his enforced exile). The Council very nearly ordered the Baker
class stricken, but settled for modifying the contract. Instead of 30 phantom research cruisers being built as
destroyers, ten destroyers would be built, but the remaining twenty units must be built as actual research cruisers,
and twenty more were added, specifically paid for from the funding for maintenance of dreadnoughts. One final
proviso of the modified contract was that the now-40 research cruisers that were required must not be based on the
Baker design. In the end, Starfleet settled for 40 new-build Miranda variants, issued Naval Construction Contracts
in the 26200 range.
In order to accomplish its mission as a destroyer, the Baker's design underwent several changes. The laboratory
facilities were removed and crew quarters and recreation areas were expanded. The Baker class vessels are well
known for these spacious quarters and crew comforts. Another change came in the weaponry. The original
design had only four phaser banks, and as can be seen, the finished design, known as the Mk II, was fitted with
sixteen phaser in ten banks and two torpedoes.
In June of 2276, the Baker Class destroyer was brought into service with the commissioning of the USS Baker,
USS Stafford, and USS Peterson. As intended, these vessels are being used to replace some few of the aging
Larson Class destroyers in more hostile areas, the latter being used more and more along trailing and Rimward
frontiers.
Model Numbers / Ship Class / Number Constructed
MK II / IX / 6
MK IV / IX / 4
Date Entering Service
2276
2279
Hull Data: Superstructure Points / Damage Chart-
15 / C
17 / C
LENGTH / BEAM / DRAFT / DISPLACEMENT
301m / 148m / 77m / 121,300 tons
301m / 148m / 77m / 125,600 tons
Cargo Units- / Landing Capability-
110 SCU / 5,500 tons / None
110 SCU / 5,500 tons / None
M-3
M-4
Transporters STD 6-p / Emergency 22-p / CARGO SM / CARGO LG
4/2/0/1
4/2/0/1
Crew / Troops / Passengers / Shuttlecraft
265 / 0 / 15 / 2
273 / 0 / 15 / 2
TPUA / MPR
30 / 3/1
38 / 3/1
Warp Engine Type
FWE-2
FWE-2
Number / PUA / STRESS CHARTS
2 / 13EA / G/K
2 / 13EA / G/K
Cruising Speed / Emergency Speed
W7 / W11
W7 / W11
Control Computer Type
The compartmented dual bulkhead internal starship hull structure was modified in the Baker class, adding a
sensor-driven, self-re-pressurizing dead space between the separate bulkheads to give additional protection from
explosive decompression during battle. Earlier designs with single bulkhead protection often ruptured when one
compartment decompressed, victims of a domino effect that would eventually render the entire vessel incapable
of sustaining itself. Dual bulkhead construction with an unpressurized dead space was the obvious improvement,
followed by a pressurized dead space. But during combat, once pressure was lost, the structure often lost the aid of
the dead space in resisting cascading damage. The improved dead space system counteracts the forces on the outer
wall surfaces by means of automated, self-powered sensors that detect any changes in pressure and trigger units
that regulate the pressure inside the dead space. This revised system has become a standard feature on all
Federation warships built since. The Baker Class destroyer is also the first vessel in Star Fleet to be designed with
the newer style nacelle; previous uses were all refits. The LN-62E Mod2 warp drive system was installed to give
a cruising speed of Warp 7 and temporary speeds of Warp 11, as well as great maneuverability, making it more
efficient in battle, than many of its counterparts.
The Baker Class remained unchanged until an experimental model, the USS Knutson, completed its testing of an
impulse drive system that would increase the total power output of the vessel by 25%. The Mk III went into
production in 2278, but was quickly replaced by the Mk IV with upgraded FP-1 photon torpedoes. All Mk III's
have been refitted to this design. In 2291, the Baker underwent a refit to test a new deck 2 photon torpedo tube
arrangement, intended for use on the prototype Strategic Frigate Pharris. The remaining Bakers are scheduled to
receive the same refits over the next few years, in addition to a Service Life Extension Program, or SLEP refit. No
interest has been expressed, however, in building further units. Since the subterfuge used to get them built, events
caused the Council to back away from blocking construction of warships, and newer, better designs have been
commissioned or prototyped since the Baker came out of the yards, so any new destroyers would be new units of
later types or something newly designed.
Either way, the Baker has made its mark few ships change the way ships are built, cost an admiral a career, or
cause controversial contract renegotiations. Even fewer have done all three.
Impulse Engine Type / Power Units Available
FID-2 / 4
FIF-2 / 12
Beam Weapon Type
FH-8 / 12, in 6 banks
FH-8 / 12, in 6 banks
Firing Arcs
4 f/p/s, 2f / FIRING CHART T / PWR 5
4 f/p/s, 2f / FIRING CHART T / PWR 5
Missile Weapon Type
2 X FP-2 FWD-FIRING
2 X FP-1FWD-FIRING
Firing chart / Power to arm / Damage
H/1/6
L / 1 / 10
Deflector Shield Type /Shield Point Ratio / MAX POWER
FSI / 1/3 / 12
FSI / 1/3 / 12
Defense Factor / Weapon Damage Factor
81.5 / 27.6
96.3 / 34.8
CHARGER
DESTROYER
Eckard Collins Fleetworks Ltd, of Jupiter, offered the Remora in 2271 as a replacement destroyer for
the Larson and Saladin classes. The company was aware of the issues with refitting linear technology to
single nacelle designs, and suggested a new-build ship could sidestep that. Unfortunately, ECF had
been tone-deaf on the politics of destroyer acquisition. Linear refits and new build linear ships cost
significantly more than circumferential designs had, and the budgetary difficulties posed by Starfleets
need for linear warp drive ships was a lever exploited by the Pacifist Bloc on the Council. The Pacifists
found destroyers abhorrent, and held up funding for any new destroyers. They also made refits for
existing destroyers problematic. In order to ensure funding for Saladin / Hermes upgrades, for example,
Starfleet was initially forced to settle on the low-end upgrade to LN-52 nacelles for the entire Larson
series. ECF also did not know that the Saladin / Hermes series was intended as spare parts for the
Constitution series, or theyd have realized that the Remora could only replace the Larson, never the
Saladin.
Making up for their lapse, they reworked the Remora, tearing out lab-space and other multi-mission
equipment, and converting a Class I multi-mission destroyer into a Class II Escort that simply looked
like a Class I destroyer (albeit one with rather roomy crew quarters and recreation facilities). Starfleet,
needing destroyers, and knowing the Council would not fund such vessels, was glad to ask for more
escorts, particularly escorts based off of destroyer designs. Ironically, in previous generations, a
destroyer would have been a military ship, with all roles designed for purely military purposes, whereas
post-Project Starship Starfleet defined a destroyer as the smallest multi-role capital class vessel in the
fleet, so these new escorts better fit the traditional destroyer role than the ships the Council refused to
fund did, yet the Council actually believed they were standing up to fascist militarism by doing so. They
also failed to realize that a large number of dedicated ships filling a strictly military role would put a
harsher, more hawkish stamp on their crews than a multi-role destroyer would.
The Remora was commissioned in 2274 as an Escort, ET-3950. Mounting an LN-64 engine and
KR-13L-1 reactor, the Remora was capable of Warp 9.
In 2278, as Klingon incursions were driving the Council to more pragmatic decisions, ECF once again
offered the original destroyer version of the Remora, but Starfleet rejected it as under-powered. In
2279, while newly-promoted RADM Holman was making an inspection tour of the Sol VI shipyard
facilities, he was invited by officials of ECF Ltd., to discuss the proposal to convert the Remora into a
destroyer, which involved the addition of photon torpedoes and restoring the multi-role capabilities.
After listening to ECF's concerns, Holman then referenced his own White Paper ("The Warp 10 Navy:
The Future Is Now!", written by then-captain Joseph R. Holman in 2271, in which he discusses the
UFPs commitments to multiple fronts in view of recent technological advancements made in weaponry
and warp drive by both the Klingons and Romulans). Holman suggested that the proposed destroyer,
fitted with a newer warp engine, impulse drive, and weapons systems, would stand a much better
chance of being accepted by Star Fleet Procurement. After (only!) six weeks of upgrading the
performance parameters, Star Fleet reconsidered the proposal and eventually approved construction of
the new destroyer, and in 2281, the USS Charger (NCC-4000) was commissioned into the fleet.
Considering the embarrassments Starfleet had suffered from the handful of true linear-refit Larsons of
five years ago, agreeing to forego further refits to the Larson program was a small price to pay if the
Charger proved to be anything near what she looked like on paper.
The commissioning of the USS Charger (NCC-4000) was heralded as the beginning of a new era in Star
Fleet capabilities. Compared to the previous single nacelle destroyers (Starfleet had reluctantly begun
shifting to two-nacelle destroyers due to power issues), the Charger class looks very good, but it is also
a new-build, not a refit design. It is considered by many to be one of the most versatile destroyer classes
ever to be produced, although INSURV is not among the class fans. There is little room for refitting the
design, and the available space is so carefully accounted for in the restoration to destroyer
specifications that there is less margin for endurance.
The Charger Class destroyer is the first ship in the UFP inventory to use the LN-66 (FWJ-1) warp
engine, a powerful, light-weight single-engine design optimized for Class V to IX ships. It is the first
destroyer to have a standard capability of Warp 10, and an emergency capability of Warp 12, ensuring
quick arrival at potential trouble spots. On her maiden voyage, the USS Charger set the UFP record for
Sustained Emergency Speed Duration for single nacelle Warp Drive Ships, maintaining Warp 12 for 12
hours, 6 minutes, 15.2 seconds. The record still stands to date.
The Charger Class is virtually identical to the Remora Class Escort on an exterior visual scan.
Reportedly retaining much of the high maneuverability of the Remora, the ship was seen as more than a
match for Klingon and Romulan counterparts. Its weapons arrangement, consisting of six banks of
RIM-9 phasers and two FP-6 photon torpedoes provides a potential knockout punch. The strong
superstructure is a result of the modified compartmented dual-wall internal structure incorporating a
dead space first seen on the Baker Class. These factors combine to make the Charger Class seem to be
one of the most powerful destroyers in known space.
As noted previously, the Board of Inspection and Survey was not as kind a critic as many others, and
the vessel has been less successful than expected. The KR-13L-1 reactor was not sufficient to provide
enough power for realistic combat operations.
In 2287, Starfleet placed the contract on hold, and asked ECF to make certain changes before further
vessels would be considered. The revised design, designated Starhawk, incorporates 2 LN-64 warp
engines and a KR-13U-2 reactor. Due to a desire to get it right, the first Starhawk will commission late
in 2289. Under the revised contract, the Charger will be refit to Starhawk specifications in 2290, and
thereafter one Charger will be refit to Starhawk standards for each new Starhawk built until the class
new target of 40 vessels is reached. A Kovaris, Larson or Detroyat will be decommissioned for each
new Starhawk built in order to placate the Council.
ECF has been quietly suggesting modifying the original Remora to Starhawk standards as well, with or
without reclassification to destroyer.
NOTES:
The Charger Class destroyer receives its name from a horned antelope native to Alpha Centauri. Other
ships in the class are named after existing or legendary creatures and predators.
The Charger Class destroyer was produced at the Sol VI and Salazaar shipyards; in 2284, a third facility
at Morena began operation. Star Fleet contracted for the construction of 25 Chargers. Of the 15 built
when the contract was canceled in 2287, 12 remain in active service, one is used by Star Fleet Training
NCC-4000
Charger
MK
NCC-4001
Tigershark
MK
NCC-4002
Wildcat
MR
NCC-4003
F'Lanari
MK
NCC-4004
Firebird
MR
NCC-4005
Thunderbird
GX
NCC-4006
Banshee
MR
NCC-4007
Chimera
MG
NCC-4008
Hammerhead
MK
NCC-4009
Mustang
MR
NCC-4010
Sabretooth
NCC-4011
Stingray
MG
NCC-4012
Cougar
NCC-4013
Minotaur
NCC-4014
Sunbird
GX
NCC-4015
Starhawk
NCC-4016
Berserker
MG
NCC-4017
Scorpion
MR
NCC-4018
Taurua
MK
NCC-4019
Thunderball
GX
NCC-4020
Phoenix
MR
NCC-4021
Wyvem
NCC-4022
Pegasus
MK
NCC-4023
Megalodon
GX
NCC-4024
Jaguar
MK
NCC-4025
Nightwing
MR
NCC-4026
Barracuda
MG
NCC-4027
Devilfish
NCC-4028
Le-Matya
MK
NCC-4029
Gorgon
MR
NCC-4030
KyBinh
MK
NCC-4031
Leopard
MR
NCC-4032
Spectre
Command as a training vessel, one is under the direction of Star Fleet Intelligence Command, and one
has been listed as missing.
DISPOSITION
The following list of Charger Class destroyers show their hull numbers, date entering service, and
current disposition. The disposition is represented by the letter codes given below and is followed by
the date of occurrence, if known.
MK Assigned to Klingon border. Military Operations Command
MR Assigned to Romulan border. Military Operations Command
MG Assigned to Gorn border, Military Operations Command
GX Assigned to Galaxy Exploration Command
I Assigned to Star Fleet Intelligence
T Assigned to Star Fleet Training Command
L Lost, whereabouts unknown
NCC-4033
Lynx
MK
NCC-4034
Wolverine
MG
NCC-4035
Firefox
MR
NCC-4036
Nkanti
NCC-4037
Argent Wing
NCC-4038
Powercat
NCC-4039
Manticore
WILKERSON
DESTROYERS
In 2274, politics conspired to make new-build destroyers nearly impossible to acquire. Starfleet had adapted by
ordering Class Two Escorts that were militarily close enough to destroyers to handle the mission, but still needed
to prepare for the eventual replacement of their current destroyer classes. Linear refits of the Saladin and Larson
series had been difficult, expensive, and technically demanding. In fact the Larson series had initially only
received the partial upgrade to LN-52 SCNN nacelles, and the first Larson had just finally received the linear refit.
Starfleet had reluctantly begun to admit that cheap single-nacelle destroyers were no longer sufficient, and that
linear ships worked better with multiple nacelles. The Starfleet Division (SFD the in-house engineering design
and building arm of Starfleet) began writing proposals for two nacelle Saladin / Hermes variants, which were
eventually modestly funded.
Instead of a true Saladin or Hermes vessel with two nacelles, SFD used the basic saucer and nacelle arrangement
as a starting point, and designed several proposals.
Windhoek A linear warp update on the Pompey, with two nacelles closely underslung but widely
separated,
Wayland A Saladin arrangement with tandem nacelles touching each other, later revisited as
Thunderbolt, then yet again as Scimitar.
Whisper A new idea, one nacelle above the saucer, one below, informed by the standard Saladin /
Hermes configuration and the alternate, nacelle up Larson, or the short-term Monoceros experiment. On
Whisper, the two nacelles were inverted with respect to each other, the side typically seen as down
being inboard.
Whiplash As Whisper, but with the inboard surfaces of the nacelles reversed.
Wilkerson As Whisper, but with both nacelles stacked in the same orientation.
Using the Dollond saucers, SFD managed to build stripped down models of each variant, and began testing them.
Between the horizontal variants, Windhoek performed adequately, but not as well as Wayland. Wilkerson led the
vertical variants, followed by Whisper, with Whiplash a hair behind Whisper.
The Wayland layout was the most efficient and inexpensive for maintenance. Equipment could share feeds, lines,
and mounts. The Wilkerson layout was slightly faster and more maneuverable, but increased fuel and
maintenance costs, and required separate feeds, lines, and mounts.
By 2276, SFD had finalized Wilkerson as the desired design for a new destroyer class whenever the Military Staff
Committee and the Federation Council chose to allow construction, and had identified Wayland as their preferred
path to a two-nacelle Saladin / Hermes program. By this time, the Larson refits were having reliability issues due
to the upgrades, and the unrefitted Larsons were no longer able to compete. SFD struck a deal, and the MSC
allowed ten new-build Wilkersons to be let out to bid in return for decommissioning fifteen circumferential-drive
Larsons. The first true production Wilkerson, USS Wilkerson (NCC-4500) first entered service in 2278, and has
since become well-liked among the personnel of Star Fleet's Destroyer Command. These sleek ships are not only
fast and maneuverable, but also well-armed and shielded. Crew quarters and work areas on the Wilkersons are
spacious compared to those on the Class Two Escorts filling the same role, but slightly cramped compared to
previous classes such as Larson and Detroyat. This makes tours of duty aboard a Wilkerson much sought after in
comparison to the Escorts.
By 2280, with a freer hand due to Klingon incursions reducing council interference in fleet procurement, the order
for ten Wilkersons had been extended to thirty-two, and the number of Larsons decommissioned to 40.
Engineering: The basic Saladin linear refit uses a KR-13L reactor in the connecting dorsal, which is insufficient to
fully power the Saladin under many circumstances. The Wilkerson, with two warp engines, needed more power,
so the after portion of the saucer was enlarged slightly above and below the saucer half a deck each way.
Wilkerson mounts a KR-13J linear intermix chamber, with 16 bottles flush against the stern, and a T-bar intermix
chamber that runs the width of the reactor deck before going forward to join with the conduit between the two
Kloratis Drives FIF-1 impulse engines. The LN64A mod G6 engines chosen represent a tradeoff between
endurance and speed. SFD hoped to find a better balance than that represented by the LN-65-series engines.
The twin impulse mounting does not indicate two full-power engines, but rather one somewhat larger bifurcated
engine.
2.3 / 1.7 petajoules, equivalent to the KR-13M mounted on many frigates.
History: The Wilkersons were tested for combat readiness shortly after they began arriving at their duty
stations. Six of them participated in Solar Wind IV, a fleet-level training operation designed to test the fleet's
ability to respond to and repulse an invasion by limited Romulan forces. The after-action reports showed the
Wilkerson to be a formidable opponent. During this operation, the Wilkersons were in simulated combat four
times and suffered no losses. Since that time, the Wilkersons have done well in skirmishes with Klingon and
Orion raiders, pirates, and smugglers, but have yet to be tested in large-scale battle.
Losses: During a docking operation in 2280, the USS Carmichael was pulled into the USS Henley. Both
Wilkersons were destroyed, along with the docking facility and 730 personnel were killed. Post-accident
investigations revealed that a faulty tractor beam guidance control aboard the docking facility pulled
the Carmichael into the Henley.
Of the 32 Wilkersons built, 28 remain in active service, 2 are used by Star Fleet Training Command, and 2 have
been destroyed. The Wilkerson Class destroyers were produced at the Sol IV and Salazaar shipyards at a
combined rate of 6 per year.
Construction Data:
Hull Data:
Equipment Data:
Model NumbersShip ClassDate Entering ServiceNumber Constructed

Superstructure PointsDamage ChartSize
LengthWidthHeightWeightCargo
Cargo UnitsCargo CapacityLanding CapabilityControl Computer TypeTransporters-
MK I
IX
2278
32
15
C
240 meters
141.7 meters
60 meters
112,500 tons
100 units
5,000 tons
none
M-3
Other Data:
Engines and Power Data:
Weapons and Firing Data:
Shields Data:
Standard 6-personEmergency 22-personcargo small cargo large CrewTroopsPassengersShuttlecraftTotal Power Units AvailableMovement Point RatioWarp Engine TypeNumberPower Units AvailableStress ChartsMaximum Safe Cruising SpeedEmergency SpeedImpulse Engine TypePower Units AvailableBeam Weapon TypeNumberFiring ArcsFiring ChartMaximum PowerDamage Modifiers
+3
+2
+1
Missile Weapon TypeNumberFiring ArcsFiring ChartPower To ArmDamageDeflector Shield TypeShield Point RatioMaximum Shield PowerDefense FactorWeapon Damage Factor-
3
2
none
1
200
none
20
2
38
3/1
FWF-2
2
13
G/K
Warp 8
Warp 11
FIF-1
12
FH-3
10 in five banks
2p, 2s, 2 f/p, 2f/s, 2f
W
5
(1 - 10)
(11 - 17)
(18 - 20)
FP-1
2
1f, 1a
L
1
10
FSI
1/3
12
93.5
32.0
Thufir
Destroyer
During the 2270s, the Pacifist Bloc held a commanding lead in the Council, and was actively hostile to warship
construction. The Andorian councilors, however, chafed under the rhetoric and finally erupted in the Council
chambers.
Rakala Industries produced the LorVela class Destroyer for the Andorian Home Guard. As it was a single-nacelle
ship, however, they expected to have the same difficulties in refitting it to linear drive as the Saladin and Larson
programs had experienced. Upgrading to two nacelles seemed the best answer, but that increased the cost and
complexity enough to make the Home Guard balk. Rakala then suggested that the Home Guard see if Starfleet
might be interested, which would increase the units built enough to bring the costs within reach of the Andorian
governments budget.
Starfleet wanted to be interested, but knew the Council would never agree. The Pacifist Bloc held a stranglehold
on approvals, and thought they could keep it indefinitely.
The delegates from Andor, however, decided differently. They condemned the Pacifist Blocs stance and
behavior, staked national pride and pride in Starfleet on the issue, and bluffed the Pacifists into thinking they
might secede.
Councilor Tavd Grellihn remarked Some of our protectors lied to us, betrayed our trust, and sparked a
short-lived war. They were cast out of our service, tried, and punished. But you used their disgrace to take power,
and then continued to shame all of their compatriots who had not broken faith with us, punishing them as much as
or more than those who wronged us, all because you fear and hate the philosophy of the soldier. You cannot
understand the honor and ethos of beings who willingly stand between you and the darkness, and so you treat
them as if they were the enemies they stand against.
Treating our brave defenders in this fashion is craven, inexcusable moral cowardice, and Andor will no longer be
party to it. If this august body cannot redress this injustice, Andor must consider leaving this alliance.
The Council chambers erupted in outrage. The Pacifist Bloc survived a vote of no confidence, but only by
authorizing twenty Thufir class destroyers, passing a resolution recognizing the selfless heroism of Starfleet, and
numerous quiet promises of better treatment in the future.
The Andorian Home Guard was able to match the order Starfleet placed one other bit of horse-trading to keep
Andor from speaking out about the issue was federal bonds to support the Home Guards purchase.
SFDs testing brought out another budgetary sleight of hand, this time on the part of Rakala by getting Starfleet
buy-in, the LorVela upgrade not only added the extra nacelle, but also allowed enough funding to significantly
upgun the old Torpedo Destroyer. The new Thufir mounted 12 banks of RIM-9C phasers and 6 Skat-Rar Mod 5
Mk VI indirect tubes, four forward, two aft. However, the LorVela, and now the Thufir, both lacked the crucial
speed to really fill the Destroyer role as defined by Starfleet. The Thufirs speed would have been considered
quite acceptable in the era of the circumferential warp drive, but even many old circumferential drive vessels
bested the Thufirs cruising speed of warp 7, and emergency speed of warp 10, even equipped with linear engines.
Andor was very happy with the trade-offs; the Andorians preferred adequate speed with overwhelming firepower
to adequate firepower with overwhelming speed. Most of the fights they anticipated would lie within their own
borders, after all. Starfleet was less pleased with that balance, but was glad to at least finally get some destroyers
to help fill in the growing gaps caused by the last several years procurement bans.
SFD, not being terribly upset at this exchange, merely mentioned it in a footnote in its report to the council, which
went unnoticed until acrimonious political campaigning brought it up during the next election.
Twenty more were authorized in 2281, resulting in the Mk III modification coming out in 2285. This increased the
reactor output considerably, allowing the Thufir to make better use of its enormous phaser array a third again
that of a Constitution refit cruiser but lost an entire warp factor in both cruising and emergency speed. Starfleets
interest waned considerably at that point, especially since the Pacifist Bloc had lost power since the Thufir was
originally authorized, and they could foresee replacing them with newer ships that were more in line with Starfleet
tactics than the Thufir. As contracts fell into place, Starfleet allowed the Home Guard to begin buying Thufirs out
of Starfleet service, and into Andors.
Of the 40 Thufir Class destroyers built, 6 Mk Is and 8 Mk IIIs remain in active service, with 6 Mk Is in reserve
fleets. 10 Mk Is and 5 Mk IIIs were transferred to the Andorian Home Guard, with the remaining Thufirs set to
transfer as soon as the MSC certifies enough Destroyer construction to replace them (including the reserve units).
Of the remainder, 1 Mk III is used by Star Fleet Training Command, 3 Mk Is and 1 Mk III have been destroyed; 1
Mk III is listed as missing; 1 Mk I and 2 Mk IIIs have been scrapped; and 1 Mk I has been sold to civilian
commercial concerns. The sale of these ships to Andor did cause some friction with the Council, since Starfleet
had been so adamant about the need for destroyers, only to let these go so soon after getting them. Some
Councilors understood the logic of getting units that didnt meet the fleets needs fully, then replacing them when
the opportunity came, while others simply saw Starfleet as giving them away and asking for replacements, with
no regard to the capability of the ships in question. It took considerable soothing from Valdemar to avoid negative
impacts on future expenditures. The Thufir, an Andorian design, was produced at the Morena and Salazaar
shipyards.
MK I
X
2277
22
MK III
XI
2285
18
Superstructure PointsDamage ChartSize

LengthWidthHeightWeightCargo UnitsCargo CapacityLanding Capability-
15
C
16
C
281.1 meters
147.2 meters
52.5 meters
144,900 tons
100 units
5,000 tons
None
281.1 meters
147.2 meters
52.5 meters
161,430 tons
100 units
5,000 tons
None
Control Computer TypeTransportersStandard 6-personCombat 20-personEmergency 22-personcargo-
M-3
M-3
3
None
2
1
3
None
2
1
CrewPassengersShuttlecraft-
180
15
4
180
15
4
Total Power Units AvailableMovement Point RatioWarp Core TypeWarp Core OutputStress ChartsMaximum Safe Cruising SpeedEmergency SpeedImpulse Reactor(s) TypeImpulse Reactor(s) Output-
29
3/1
FWE-2
26
G/K
Warp 7
Warp 10
FIC-2
3
39
2/1
FWD-2
36
M/G
Warp 6
Warp 9
FIC-2
3
FH-5
24 in 12 banks
3f/p, 3f/s 2f, 4a
R
4
16
FP-2
6
F/A
H
1
6
FH-5
24 in 12 banks
3f/p, 3f/s 2f, 4a
R
4
16
FP-2
6
F/A
H
1
6
FSF
1/2
8
FSF
1/2
8
Beam Weapon TypeNumberFiring ArcsFiring ChartMaximum PowerRange

Missile Weapon TypeNumberFiring ArcsFiring ChartPower To ArmDamageDeflector Shield TypeShield Point RatioMaximum Shield Power-
Lenthal
Capital Destroyer
In 2278, as the Pacifist Blocs grip on the Council was weakening, Starfleet put out a call for bids to build
a Capital Destroyer. This designation was essentially the same description as the then-developing
Menagha Battlecruiser, possibly without Marines, but adding the flag facilities and unit control
capabilities of a Command Cruiser. As envisioned by the Military Staff Committee, the Admiralty, and
the Starfleet Division, the ship should outfight an Enterprise subclass cruiser, control a Destroyer Task
Force across up to 10 parsecs, and be able to hold a given space against up to two triads of D-7M
KTingas until relief arrived.
The winning bid came from Chiokis of Andor, who began building the prototype at their Salazaar yard in
2280, even though the competition was not decided until early 2281. That expression of confidence
sealed the deal.
As massive as a small Dreadnaught, the Lenthal was bigger than anything that had ever been called a
Destroyer before. Mounting 18 RIM-14D phasers and two Ahn-huill Multi-Directional Phaser Cannons,
she outgunned even Heavy Cruisers. Photon torpedoes were considered unnecessary, which fact
provided additional ammunition to those condemning the project heads later.
Before the prototype completed acceptance trials, the wheels fell off. The Pacifist Bloc, resenting their
losses in Council, had leaked information about the project, leading to public denunciation of a
repetition of the Menagha project. Calling Menagha a Battlecruiser had offended some, and this
seemed like an attempt to build a new Menagha without that name, so controversy ensued. Starfleet
and Chiokis could have withstood the criticism, but the early acceptance trial data showed that Lenthal
pretty much was a reworked Menagha. Starfleet decided to retain the program that was further along,
but did transfer the name. BC Menagha became DC Menagha. The prototype Lenthal was purchased
and commissioned, although that did delay the building and commissioning of Mitannic.
Mk I
XIII
2283
1
Superstructure PointsDamage ChartLengthWidthHeightWeightCargo UnitsCargo CapacityLanding Capability-
30
C
407.2m
168.1m
63.8m
215,300 tons
100 units
5,000 tons
None
Control Computer TypeTransportersStandard 6-personCombat 20-personEmergency 22-personcargo-
M-2
4
1
4
1
CrewPassengersTroopsShuttlecraft-
365
10
26
4 (2 FAC)
Total Power Units AvailableMovement Point RatioWarp Engine TypeNumberPower Units AvailableStress ChartsMaximum Safe Cruising SpeedEmergency SpeedImpulse Engine TypePower Units Available-
40
3/1
FWD-1
2
12
L/G
Warp 7
Warp 11
FIF-2
16
Beam Weapon TypeNumberFiring ArcsFiring ChartMaximum PowerDamage Modifiers

+3
+2
+1
FH-13
18 in 9 banks
Beam Weapon TypeNumberFiring ArcsFiring ChartMaximum PowerDamage Modifiers

+3
+2
+1
MDPC
2
Deflector Shield TypeShield Point RatioMaximum Shield Power-
FSH
1/2
12
Defense FactorWeapon Damage Factor-
T
8
(1 - 5)
(6 - 12)
(13 - 18)
82.1
39
FH-2300 CHANDLEY class heavy frigate / DL-2570 ALEUTIAN class destroyer leader/light frigate
Background: Following the Four Years War, Starfleet Command initiated the Strategic Forces
Survey to evaluate every major operation of the war, from initial conception to final outcome.
All aspects of these operations were studied, starting with early planning stages, deployment,
make up of forces, use during operation, and after-action requirements and reports. The results
have influenced operations, plans and decisions ever since.
One of the weaknesses identified by the survey was that Starfleet needed combat vessels
carrying trained boarding parties and prize crews so it could follow up a successful combat
with rapid and decisive blows against a routed or retreating enemy.
Most Starfleet warships did not carry Marine Assault teams, and therefore were unable to
board and capture enemy vessels or outposts. In many operations, Starfleet vessels were held
back so that their combined boarding parties could take control of captured ships or outposts,
causing lengthy delays in follow-up and frequently allowed the enemy to escape or recover.
Additionally, this provided more time for enemy crews to scuttle ships and bases, and to
destroy sensitive information. In order to take enemy outposts, assault ships had to be called in,
usually a poor choice, as they were slow, vulnerable, and normally carried more troops than
were necessary for small operations, denying the use of some of those troops for other nearby
operations.
To address this problem, Starfleet began developing Frigate classes to carry Marines trained in
boarding operations. The mission profile was altered to include this criteria. Existing frigates
began selective refitting to meet this new tasking in the late 2260s, and all frigate designs after
2270 were required to meet it. Many of the Miranda family frigates were reclassified as Light
Cruisers or Exploratory Frigates in order to avoid this requirement changing their tasking. Of
the various frigates designed for troop delivery, one of the most impressive is the Chandley
class.
Class: Commissioned in 2276, the Chandley not only met the requirement of a deep-space
fighting vessel with some research and exploratory capability, but could also beam down its
complement of 250 Marines in less than four minutes. The Chandleys large wing-like
assemblies house the company of marines and their equipment and training facilities. The
Marines are billeted by platoons, each with its own mess, barracks, and lounge, but common
training areas. The training facilities, located in the central core of each wing, are made up of
re-configurable modules that may repositioned to resemble the interior of enemy ships and
installations, allowing assault teams to familiarize themselves with their expected LZ. Also
available are pools, gyms, grav-ball chambers, and complete health facilities.
The Chandley series has proven to be a useful and powerful ship-to-ship combatant and
tactical assault craft, well-respected by its Romulan and Klingon counterparts. It is also
reasonably capable of research and exploration, albeit not to the extent that most Miranda types
are.
The Chandley is the only ship in Starfleet named after the company that designed and built the
class vessel. Actually, the company is owned by the descendants of RADM Thomas Chandley,
a highly decorated historical naval hero. Chandley, a US Navy officer, is well known for his
brilliantly-executed blockade of Soviet ports, with minimal and handicapped forces, during the
Aleutian Incident of 2003.
Design: The original concept called for a standard saucer with the unique wing assemblies and
the LN-64 warp drive. When SFD put out a request in 2272 for a heavy frigate, Chandley
Works responded with this design. After reviewing the designs received, SFD advised
Chandley that their proposal had promise, but requested changes, as the available space did not
properly fit all requirements, and it appeared that Chandley Works had not realized that the
troop carrying requirement of 2270 applied to this bid.
The most noticeable changes were a Miranda-style extended saucer, an OC5889S sensor array
on the upper hull, underslung fore-and-aft photon torpedo tubes, and, to reduce costs,
less-expensive to operate LN-60 warp engines. This, then, was designated the MK II, and the
frigate FH-2300 Chandley was commissioned to that design in May, 2276. This version
incorporated the troop accommodations in the wings, whereas the MK I had used the wings for
crew staterooms, expanding space available in the saucer for other purposes, and not allowing
for troops at all. The original MK I prototype was left to the builder, who mothballed it, rather
than scrapping it.
Conversion: In 2279, the design was upgraded to add the M-6A computer, Mk 70 Mod 3 direct
photorps, a modestly enlarged and altered cargo bay, and an improved impulse system. This
was designated the MK III.
Variants: In 2280, as politics changed and the Pacifist Bloc was no longer able to simply block
designs and designations they disliked, SFD decided that the MK I design should be
resurrected as a new type of destroyer. This was named the Aleutian sub-class, introduced in an
effort to counteract the aging and obsolescence of several previous destroyer types,
particularly the Detroyat class. The MK I Chandley was chosen primarily because the design
had been finalized and prepared for building, so Chandley Works was able to start producing
them on much shorter notice than any other design which would have had to go through
proposal, design, and testing before building past the prototype. Some advocates did advance
the argument that a Chandley-derived destroyer would cause opponents to think they might be
facing a frigate instead of a destroyer. In a sense, that argument was correct; the new Aleutian
class was rated as a destroyer, but built as a frigate design, and thus outclassed even many DH
designs from prior years. At the same time, the MK III Chandley, barely 10 months old, and
only built twice, was replaced by the MK IV configuration, using an improved shield
generator, new RCS, and modestly upgraded sensors. The MK V, upgrading the reactor to a
KR-13Q, was introduced in 2289.
In 2281, the Aleutian class was split into two versions. The MK II Aleutian subclass was
designated a Charles Vincent Fife class FL (light frigate), carrying 50 Marines. Chandley
Works is currently proposing a laminated extended hull version for the Chandley MK VI,
expected to carry 350-500 Marines. The reactor upgrade in 2289 was referred to as Mk IIIA for
the DL and MK IIIB for the FL variant.
In 2284, SFD began studying several concepts for upgrades, including adding ODPCs,
upgraded reactor types, etc. Selected units received roll bars with MDPC and photorp or LRDP
units. Five units have received Iulus arrays, first used on the Akyazi class PAs. Other ideas
being tested include BIA deflector pods, deflector spires, and larger variants of the
LN-90-series engines of the Akyazi PAs, complete with the warp shrouds that reduce
detectable emissions.
History: The first combat experience of any Chandley Class vessel was considered a total
success. While patrolling in the Gorn Sector, the USS Hanson (FH-2309), received a distress
call from a commercial freighter stating it was under attack by unknown vessels. Upon
reaching the coordinates given by the freighter, the Hanson encountered two Gorn cruisers
involved in a boarding action against a Liberty Class freighter. When called upon to withdraw,
the Gorn cruisers put up shields and opened fire. The Hanson made short work of the Gorn
vessels, but the marine boarding parties found their task difficult at best, for they encountered
Gorn marines who refused to give ground easily. Victory was won only after the Star Fleet
marines gained access to the life support systems and shut them down. When the bridges of the
Gorn vessels were entered, it was discovered that the entire bridge crew had committed
suicide. Interrogation revealed that the ships had defected from the Gorn Alliance and were
operating as renegades. The Hanson's marines sustained only three deaths and 17 casualties
during this spirited action; all units involved received commendations. This was the first time
a Gorn ship had been boarded by Star Fleet personnel; much of the current knowledge about
the Gorn Navy stems from this encounter.
In another incident, this one occurring in 2289, the USS Monson (DL-2392), on a fact-finding
mission within the Triangle, was overtaken by four Klingon K-23 Class destroyers. At first,
the Klingons merely scanned the Monson at a seemingly safe distance to its rear, but
eventually two closed with the frigate, declared it had entered Klingon Imperial space, and
demanded it heave to and prepare to be boarded. Finding himself well within the boundaries of
the Triangle, and realizing that the Klingon demands were the prelude to an unprovoked attack,
the Monson's Captain immediately raised shields and warned the Klingons off. The Klingons
attacked immediately, and the Monson returned fire. The Monson's aft torpedoes hit the bridge
of the lead K-23, causing it to veer off course and into the path of the other oncoming vessels,
whose fire crippled their comrade. Seeing this as an ill omen, the Klingons immediately
departed the area, leaving the crippled ship behind. The Monson approached the Klingon,
accepted its surrender, and beamed aboard two marine platoons before the Klingon ship
exploded, killing all aboard. An after-action investigation revealed that an unidentified device
in the engine room had been touched by an unsuspecting trooper, initiating a critical overload
in the matter/anti-matter mix chamber. The explosion was of low yield and caused no damage
to the Monson. The device that caused it has never been seen or reported since, and it is
suspected to have been a jury-rigged self-destruct unit.
Because of this incident, Star Fleet policy states that before marines board any enemy vessel, a
complete scan will be made of the vessel to determine if the destruct systems are in operation.
Only if the scan results are negative will the boarding operation proceed. If the scan is
positive, the enemy will be given the chance to disarm any such devices, and should they fail to
do so promptly, the vessel is to be disabled and the crew subjected to intense phaser stun. Only
then will engineers and UXB personnel beam aboard to disarm the device.
Loss: One of the most decorated frigates in Star Fleet, the USS Blackheart (FH-2327), was
reported missing in 2282 while patrolling the Rimward Sector. A search was made, but all that
was found was a communications buoy apparently discharged by the Blackheart. This buoy
had only the partial message "...small object paralleling our course...no response on hailing
freq..." The remainder of the tape was garbled, and portions had been intentionally erased.
Star Fleet has no more information on the fate of the ship or its crew. The Blackheart is most
remembered for the large black hearts painted on each of its lower wing assemblies; such
painting is typical of Chandley Class ships, making them easily distinguished on visual scan.
The practice is thought to keep the crew's pride in their vessel at a peak. Until the loss of the
Blackheart, Starfleet continually reminded commanders that the practice was illegal and
inappropriate; after that Starfleet quietly passed the word to units with Chandleys to permit
the practice.
FH-2313, George Armstrong Custer, was lost in 2285
Classification:
Engineering:
type
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
NCC
2300
2301
2302
2303
2304
2305
2306
2307
2308
2309
2310
2311
2312
2313
2314
2315
2316
2317
2318
2319
2320
2321
2322
2323
2324
2325
2326
2327
2328
2329
2330
2331
2332
2333
2334
2335
2336
2337
2338
2339
2340
2341
2342
2343
2344
2345
2346
2347
2348
2349
2350
2351
2352
2353
2354
2355
2356
Weapons:
Name
Thomas Chandley
Thomas Paine
Nathan Hale
Emily Keene
Isaac Hull
Renegade
Abel Niwen
John S. McCain
Theodore Roosevelt
Hanson
Winfield Scott
Francis Scott Key
Trafalgar
G.A. Custer
Robert E. Lee
John Charles Frmont
Warhawk
Ethan Allan
Rodger Young
Patrick Henry
William Wallace
Matthew Perry
James Madison
George Washington
Warrior
Sheridan
Shenandoah
Blackheart
Erwin Rommel
Anne Gallant
Nathaniel Bowditch
Callahan
Kidd
Ramage
Ingersoll
Fletcher
Thomas Sumner
Hawkins
Mike Boorda
John Blackthorne
Sharrir Thsaal
Marion Morrison
James Monroe
East Anglia
Audacity
Zebulon Pike
Longbow
Matthew Decker
Io Jima
Leonidas
Mikasa
Shegai
Sam Houston
Banshee
Serica
Ironclad
Tancred Shepherd
MK
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
IV
II
II
II
II
II
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IV
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IV
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IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
comm
2276
2276
2276
2276
2276
2276
2277
2277
2277
2277
2277
2277
2277
2278
2278
2278
2278
2278
2278
2279
2279
2279
2279
2279
2279
2279
2280
2280
2280
2280
2280
2280
2280
2281
2281
2281
2281
2281
2281
2281
2282
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2282
2282
2282
2282
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2283
2283
2283
2283
2283
2283
2284
2284
2284
CMD
MO
TF
MO
MO/
MO
DS
MO
TF
GEX
MO
MO
MO
MO/
MO/L
TF
MO
TF
MO
DPG
TF
MO
GEX
MO
MO
MO
TF
MO
TF/L
TF
MO
TF
MO
MO
TF
MO
MO
GEX
MO
MO
GEX
MO
TF
MO
MO
DS
GEX
TF
DS
TF
MO
MO
MO
MO
MO
MO
MO
MO
notes
2285 roll bar, MDPC, LRDP
Destroyed 2281
2 MDPC above wing assemblies; 1 below torpedo pod; upgraded to KR-13Q
Kolt deflector spires installed as built
2293 phasers upgrade to JAKA-5
Destroyed 2289
Lost 2285
2284 rollbar w/ MDPC, 2f/2a photorps installed
2286 rollbar w/ MDPC, LRDP installed
Fwd to DPG 2284, Kolt deflector spires installed
2287 tested Iulus P.E. array
Kolt deflector spires installed as built
LN-68 installed as built

Lost 2290; 2 MDPC added
BackUP phaser/photorp augmentation system installed 2293
OC9777W Passive Big ear Sensor Nacelle under each warp engine
2 MDPC above wing assemblies; 1 below torpedo pod
LRDP on a single strut trailing ventrally
2289 added OC9777W Passive Big ear Sensor Nacelle under each warp engine
BackUP phaser/photorp augmentation system installed 2293;

LRDP as built
2 MDPC above wing assemblies; 1 below torpedo pod
BackUP phaser/photorp augmentation system installed 2292
Built
Built
Built
Built
Built
Built
Built
w/ KR-13Q reactor
w/ KR-13Q reactor
w/ KR-13Q reactor
w/ KR-13Q reactor
w/ KR-13Q reactor
w/ KR-13Q reactor
w/ KR-13Q reactor
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
FH
DL
DL
FL
DL
DL
FL
DL
DL
DL
DL
DL
DL
FL
FL
DL
FL
FL
DL
FL
2357
2358
2359
2360
2361
2362
2363
2364
2365
2366
2367
2368
2369
2370
2371
2372
2373
2374
2375
2376
2377
2378
2379
2380
2381
2382
2383
2384
2385
2386
2387
2388
2389
2390
2391
2392
2393
2394
2395
2396
2397
2398
2399
2570
2571
2572
2573
2574
2575
2576
2577
2578
2579
2580
2581
2582
2583
2584
2585
2586
2587
2588
Buccaneer
Khorozhevi
Vindicator
Vanguard
Guardian
Hyman G. Rickover
Swashbuckler
Arleigh Burke
Majestic
Wm Tecumseh Sherman
Forrestal
Lydia
Xenophon
Victory
Sutherland
William James Crowe, Jr.
Black Raven
Mary Fortune
William David Porter
Mordaunt
Ranelagh
Alfred Thayer Mahan
Charles Stewart McCauley
Thomas Macdonough, Jr.
Matthew Fontaine Maury
Sir Richard
Andrew Caldwell
Sir Stafford Fairborne
Wager's Action
John Benbow
Sven Van Anling
Protector
Blackadder
Nathaniel Drinkwater
Lammermuir
Sir William Monson
Defender
Warspite
Hotspur
Oliver Hazard Perry
Interceptor
Edward Alexander Preble
Windhover
Aleutian
Elmo Zumwalt
Charles Vincent Fife
Sir Thomas Cochrane
Harwich
Triumph
Thomas Jefferson
Tokugawa Ieyasu
Serapis
Chuck Yeager
Winston Churchill
Richard Bolitho
Retaliation
Lord Horatio Nelson
Billy Mitchell
William Eaton Chandler
Raymond Spruance
William Groom Leftwich, jr.
Light Brigade
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
I
I
II
I
I
II
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
II
I
II
II
I
II
2284
2284
2284
2284
2284
2285
2285
2285
2285
2285
2285
2286
2286
2286
2286
2286
2286
2286
2287
2287
2287
2287
2287
2287
2287
2288
2288
2288
2288
2288
2288
2288
2289
2289
2289
2289
2289
2289
2289
2290
2290
2290
2290
2280
2280
2280
2280
2280
2281
2281
2281
2281
2281
2282
2282
2282
2282
2282
2282
2283
2283
2283
MO
MO
MO
DPG
MO
MO
TF
MO
MO
MO
MO
MO
MO
MO
2290 phasers upgraded to JAKA-5; Built w/ KR-13Q reactor

Built w/ KR-13Q reactor
2 MDPC above wing assemblies; 1 below torpedo pod; Built w/ KR-13Q reactor
Opera OC9878Z passive array ventrally installed as built
DPG
MO
DPG
TF
MO
MO
MO
TF
MO
TF
TF
MO
GEX
MO
MO
MO
MO
MO
MO
MO
MO
MO
Named to remove memory of Defender class BBs
2 ODPC added 2287
2 MDPC
2287 tested Iulus protective envelope array; 2 MDPC added
2292, installed Opera OC9878Z passive array
2292 tested LN-97 engines
DL
DL
DL
DL
FL
FL
FL
DL
FL
DL
DL
FL
DL
FL
DL
FL
DL
FL
DL
FL
DL
FL
DL
L
FFL
DL
2589
2590
2591
2592
2593
2594
2595
2596
2597
2598
2599
Reuben James
Richard Hetherington O'Kane
Jennet Prywin
Champion
Stephen Austin
Luther Whitetree
Rampage
Solent
Sentry
William Bainbridge
Reprisal
Tortuga
Lightning
Royal Sovereign
Stirling
Trieste
Swiftsure
FL
AT: Active Training CMD

CS: Colonial Support Operations
DPG: Diplomatic Protection Group
DS: Detached Service
FDC: UFP Diplomatic Corps
GEX: Galaxy Exploration
LC: Logistics CMD
MC: Marine Corps Command
MM: Merchant Marine
MO: Military Operations
RR: Ready Reserve
I
I
I
I
II
II
II
I
II
I
I
I
V
V
V
IIIA
IIIB
IIIA
V
IIIA
V
V
IIIA
V
V
IIIB
IIIA
IIIB
IIIA
V
IIIA
IIIA
IIIB
IIIB
V
IIIB
IIIA
IIIA
IIIB
2283
2283
2283
2284
2284
2284
2284
2284
2284
2285
2285
2285
2285
2285
2285
2286
2286
2286
2286
2286
2287
2287
2287
2287
2287
2288
2288
2288
2288
2288
2289
2289
2289
2289
2289
2290
2290
2290
2290
MO
MO
DPG
MO
MO
MO
MO
MO
MO
MO
MO
GEX
MO
MO
MO
MO
MO
MO
GEX
MO
MO
MO
MO
MO
MO
MO
MO
TF
MO
MO
MO
GEX
MO
MO
MO
MO
MO
MO

Bia deflector pod, KR-13Q reactor installed as built
Built w/ KR-13Q reactor, OC9777W Passive Big ear Sensor Nacelle under
Built w/ KR-13Q reactor, Opera OC9878Z passive array
SCE: Starfleet Corps of Engineers

SDC: Starfleet Diplomatic corps
SFIC: Starfleet Intelligence Corps
TC: Terraforming CMD
TF: TacFleet
D: destroyed
DC: Decommissioned
I: Inactive reserve (Mothballs)
L: Lost
S: Sold
SC: Scrapped
MK I Chandley
Date entering service:
Number constructed:
Superstructure points / Damage chart: 42C
Cargo units/capacity: 825 SCU/ 41, 250 MT
Displacement: 173,300 MT
Length: 315 M
Beam: 262 M
Draft:90 M
Propulsion: (FWC-1; FIF-2)
Power: KR-13M m/am reactor
TPUA 48
Velocity: Warp 8, 11
Stress chart O/M
Acceleration:
Duration:
Complement:
Crew 363
Passengers 10
Troops - 0
Embarked craft: 12+
Navigation:
Computers: (M-6)
Phasers: (FH-11)
Phaser Cannon:
Photon torpedoes: (FP-6)
Defense: (FSO. SPR 1/3, pwr 16)
Life Support:
MK II Chandley
Number constructed:
Superstructure points / Damage chart:
Cargo units/capacity
Length: 345 M
Beam: 270 M
Draft: 110 M
Propulsion: 2 LN-60 (FWC-1)
Power: KR-13O m/am reactor
Velocity: W 7,11
Acceleration:
Duration:
Complement:
Embarked craft:
Navigation:
Computers:
Phasers:
Phaser Cannon:
Photon torpedoes:
Defense:
Life Support:
MK I Aleutian
Number constructed:
Cargo units/capacity 850 SCU/ 42,500 MT
Length: 315 M
Beam: 262 M
Draft:90 M
Propulsion:
Velocity: w 8,11
Acceleration:
Duration:
Complement:
Embarked craft:
Navigation:
Computers: M-6A
Phasers:
Phaser Cannon:
Photon torpedoes: FP-5
Defense: FSO
Life Support:
MK II Aleutian
Number constructed:
Cargo units/capacity 850 SCU/42,500 MT
Displacement: 177, 500 MT
Length: 320 M
Beam: 264 M
Draft: 92 M
Propulsion: 2 LN-60 (FWC-1)
Velocity: W 8,11
Acceleration:
Duration:
Complement:
Embarked craft:
Navigation:
Computers: M-6A
Phasers:
Phaser Cannon:
Photon torpedoes: FP-4
Defense: FSP
Life Support:
MK IV Chandley
Number constructed:
Length:
Beam:
Draft:
Propulsion:
Power: KR-13O m/am reactor
Velocity:
Acceleration:
Duration:
Complement:
Embarked craft:
Navigation:
Computers:
Phasers:
Phaser Cannon:
Photon torpedoes:
Defense: FSP
Life Support:
Velocity:
Acceleration:
Duration:
Complement:
Embarked craft:
Navigation:
Computers:
Phasers:
Phaser Cannon:
Photon torpedoes:
Defense:
Life Support:
MK IIIA Aleutian
Number constructed:
Length:
Beam:
Draft:
Propulsion:
Power: KR-13Q m/am reactor
Velocity:
Acceleration:
Duration:
Complement:
Embarked craft:
Navigation:
Computers:
Phasers:
Phaser Cannon:
Photon torpedoes:
Defense:
Life Support:
Length:
Beam:
Draft:
Propulsion:
Velocity:
Acceleration:
Duration:
Complement:
Embarked craft:
Navigation:
Computers:
Phasers:
Phaser Cannon:
Photon torpedoes:
Defense:
Life Support:
MK V Chandley
Number constructed:
MK IIIB Aleutian
Number constructed:
Length:
Beam:
Draft:
Propulsion:
Of the 184 Chandleys built, 63 Mk Is, 64 Mk Ills, and 47 Mk IVs remain in active service. Two Mk Is are used by Star Fleet Training Command; 4 Mk Is and 1 Mk IV have been destroyed; 1 Mk I is listed as missing; 1 Mk I has been
scrapped, and 1 Mk I has been sold to the private sector. The Chandley Class frigate is produced at the shipyards of Sol IV, Sol VI, and Andor at a rate of 4 Mk Is, 10 Mk Ills, and 14 Mk IVs per year.

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SHIPS OF THE STAR FLEET

Destroyers & Scouts, Volume One

One hundred and third year of issue

Ships of the Star Fleet

DEFENSE FORCES INSTITUTE

State of the Fleet

State of the Fleet

TABLE 1-1. STAR FLEET STRENGTH (January 2290)

Space Control Ships

1,535 1,388 1,292

Battle Force Ships

Star Fleet Reserve Force

TABLE 1-2: STAR FLEET SHIPBUILDING PROGRAM

Heavy Cruiser / Enterprise (II) class

Strike Cruiser/Excel class

Large Exploratory Cruiser/Nineveh class

Light Cruiser/Amchitka class

Heavy Frigate/Kresta class

Heavy Frigate / Chandley class

Fast Frigate/Decisive class

Superscout / Ianetos class

Exploratory Cruiser/Lng'we Chi class

Command Ship/Etna class

Large Perimeter Action Ship / Kirsanov class

Perimeter Action Ship/Engage class

Perimeter Action Ship/Akyazi class

Transport-Tug / Doppler class

Transport-Tug / Dollond class

Total New Ships

Figures are dates of commissioning.

CLASS ONE AUXILIARIES

Advanced Circumferential Warp Engine

Avenger Design Refit program

Cloaking Generation, Cloaking Penetration/Stasis Countermeasure Defense System

Close-In Deflector Shield System

Quadrillion Electron Volt

a Coridanian acronym for a Tlixis Ramab Warp Celestial Guidance system

Frequency of Operational Breakdowns

Rapid Deployment Force

Space Control Ship design program

Manufacturers' standard prefix for linear warp engine model numbers

Star Fleet Division shipbuilding subsidiary

Multi-Directional Phaser Cannon

Sentry Protective Envelope deflector/force field system

Sciential Sensory Data-Gathering and Interpretation system

Navigational System, Tactical Priority

Target Acquisition Center Accelerated Response

Naval Construction Contract and/or Navigational Contact Code number

Trillion Electron Volt

Navigational beacon 5 . PB-3 1 Mo d 3 wa rp dri ve u nit s

Current specifications of Kovaris class:

71,000 MT standard, 67,000 MT light, 75,000 MT full load

2 T-years standard, 10 T-years maximum

Newport News Shipbuilding, Louisiana, Earth

Star Fleet Division, San Francisco Yards, Earth

Litton-Sedeco Shipbuilding, Pearl Harbor Naval Facility, Earth

Star Fleet Division, San Francisco Yards, Earth

Star Fleet Division, San Francisco Yards, Earth

1shikawajima Harima Industries, Yokohama, Earth

Daystrom Duotronic III with M-7 Multitronic supplement

Trentis pulsed laser reaction control system

5 T-years standard, 22 T-years maximum

210,000 MT standard, 206,000 MT light, 215,000 MT full load